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The other week I came across the Amoeba Music website. Amoeba Music which is based in Los Angeles is the biggest second hand music shop in the world. They run a YouTube segment called \u201cwhat\u2019s in my bag?\u201d It involves people mostly from the entertainment industry filling a bag with records and CD\u2019s and then explaining the reasons for their choices. Before I became a Christian I was an avid record collector \u2013 by the time I was 20 I owned around 300. My parents had somewhere in the region of 500, and my eldest brother well over 1000. Music was always playing in the house when I was growing up. <\/span><\/p>\n I got rid of my collection years ago, and only occasionally buy CD\u2019s now. Nevertheless, I have found it interesting listening to people describe why they like certain artists, genres of music, and particular releases. As a part of the interview they play snippets of the songs, many of which take me back to my younger days. Music certainly plays a big part in people\u2019s lives; it invokes memories; it can alter our moods (remember Saul getting David to play for him when he was downcast); it inspires creativity. <\/span><\/p>\n I wonder if the Word of God has a similar effect upon us. If you were asked to reach into your bag and draw out a selection of texts which mean something to you, what would they be? Are there passages which take you back to former times because they were helpful at a point in your life; are there particular portions from which you regularly draw strength or comfort; have you memorised verses which assist you in dealing with temptation; are there places in God\u2019s Word which you return to time and time again because for one reason or another they are a blessing to you?<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n We should be a lot more enthusiastic about the Bible than people are about music or any other thing for that matter. Music can be very enjoyable but truth feeds the soul; truth lifts us beyond this world; truth imparts strength and hope; truth brings light to darkness. Just as music provides a backdrop for our lives, so much more should the Word of God. If you can\u2019t reach into your bag and pull out a selection of texts which are important to you, it\u2019s because ultimately scripture has done little to impact your life.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Church bulletin: The other week I came across the Amoeba Music website. Amoeba Music which is based in Los Angeles is the biggest second hand music shop in the world. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2757,"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833\/revisions\/2757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}