Last night I sat down with
paper, pencil and my Bible, and I inquired of the Lord if he would be pleased
to give me a song to write. I had not written any for about 2 years, for I did
not have the space needed in order to do that. But, now that he has blessed me
with that space, I asked him for a song.
As I was talking with the
Lord concerning what this song should look like, and he was talking with me, I
all of a sudden blurted out, “But, I don’t want an arpeggio.”
Now, I had studied music 50
years ago, so I should know what an arpeggio is, and I had a pretty good idea,
but that was a long time ago, so I looked it up. What I learned was that an
arpeggio is a “broken chord.” But, what the Lord was leading me towards was a “broken
cord,” and they paralleled each other.
Music is written in various
keys, such as C, D, G, etc. The key of C requires no sharps or flats, but the
key of G has one sharp, and the key of F has one flat, etc. A music scale
consists of 8 notes. So, in the key of C, for example, the scale would be C, D,
E, F, G, A, B, C. So, a C chord would be C, E, G all played at the same time. An
arpeggio in the key of C, though, would be C, E, G or C, E, G, C, but played
one note at a time. This is called a “broken chord.” For, they are not played
in harmony with each other, but separately.
So, then I began to break
down the definition of “Arpeggio” word by word, and I began to see the
spiritual parallel with a “broken cord.” For, an arpeggio (broken chord) is
broken, which is fractured, not in good working order, not functioning
properly, for it is not in unity. The bond is broken.
But, an arpeggio (broken
chord) is the sounding of the notes of a chord separate from one another. As
Christians, our cord is our bond with our Lord Jesus Christ, our relationship
with him, which is supposed to be in harmony (unity) with him. When that cord
is broken, the fellowship between us and our Lord is also broken.
So, what I saw in this is
that it had to do with the sounding (speech) of the notes (testimony) of the
cord (moral, spiritual or emotional bond) being separate from the cord, not in
unity, broken (not functioning properly). In other words, this is about the
testimony of “believers” being separate from the cord, broken away from the
cord (covenant bond). This is about giving false testimony to a relationship
with Jesus Christ that is not true, for it is a broken relationship, not in
unity with Jesus Christ at all.
And, then I thought back to
what I had blurted out, which was “But, I don’t want an arpeggio.” I believe
this is the Lord speaking, and he is saying that he does not want us to give
testimony that is not in unity with the cord (the bond of our relationship with
him), and he does not want us living separately from that cord, either. Not
only does he want us in unity with him and with our bond (covenant
relationship), but he also wants us giving testimony consistent with that bond,
i.e. he does not want us to be hypocritical.
Interestingly enough, he did
have me write the music with one arpeggio after another after another, for it
fit with the words to this song.
Broken Cord
An Original Work / August 29,
2018
Your bond is broken
With your Lord and Savior
And, your testimony is
Separate from Him.
Your words not matching
Your actions today.
Repent of your sin and
Bow down and pray.
Live what you testify
In truth always.
Purity’s lacking in
Your life and witness,
For you profess one thing,
But other you do.
Not moral, spiritual.
Still of the flesh.
Not living in truth to
What you confess.
Lying about it
Puts you in a mess.
Living a lie is your
practice,
‘tis true of you.
Masquerade righteousness –
None of it true.
Your heart is not given
To your Lord God.
Because of how you live,
You are a fraud.
Turn from your sin and
Give your life to God.
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