The Spirit Behind the Singer: Revival in the Music

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” — 2 Timothy 3:5 (KJV)

Having bible verses and Christ plus Jesus in it doesn't mean it is from God. 

Let's look into how revival in music magnifies what spirit is in the singer — whether it is Christ or that of the devil (the world). 

Gospel music today carries its own kind of revival. Stadiums are filled, lights shine, and voices rise. People are moved, and sometimes even tears flow. But revival in music works the same as revival in the pulpit: it only stirs up what is already inside. If the vessel carries Christ, it magnifies Christ. But if the vessel carries pride, worldliness, or ambition, that is what the music will revive.

In our day, worship leaders and singers often embody everything opposite to the image of Christ. They dress in worldliness, perform with flair, and bring to the altar the very fashions and attitudes that mock the purity of the cross. Instead of reflecting holiness, they project flesh. Yet when they sing, crowds rise, emotions stir, hands are lifted, and many mistake this sensation for the Spirit of God. But feelings and goosebumps are not the Holy Ghost — they are simply human emotions stirred by music. Anyone could sing and move people to tears without the Spirit of God, anyone can do that. 

This deception is not new. In Jeremiah 28, the prophet Hananiah stood boldly before the people and declared that God had broken the yoke of Babylon. His words moved the crowd. His showmanship was convincing. He even broke the wooden yoke Jeremiah wore, as if to dramatise God’s supposed message. But it was a lie. Jeremiah, the true prophet, exposed him and declared that Hananiah’s prophecy was not from God. Within months, Hananiah was dead.

This shows that powerful performance, stirring words, or moving songs are not proof of God’s approval. What matters is the Spirit behind the vessel. If the Spirit of Christ fills the singer, the song will bring repentance and holiness. If the spirit of the world fills them, the song will stir entertainment and flesh.

William Marrion Branham warned in *The Laodicean Church Age* a message preached in (11 December 1960): “The world is getting into the pulpit, and the church is getting into the world. And the spirit that’s in the musician, the singer, or the preacher, will be the spirit that goes over to the people.”

Come with me to the verse of the day!

📖  “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” — Romans 11:29 (KJV)

✍️ Topic: The Spirit Behind the Singer: Revival in the Music 

🌱 Reflection
The fact that someone can sing powerfully and even move an audience does not mean Christ lives in them. Many singers today do not appear like people who are truly called, fully repented, or filled with the Holy Ghost. Their lives often reflect worldliness, yet their songs move people into tears, shouts, or even what feels like worship. But that does not vindicate the singer.

The Bible makes it clear: gifts and callings are without repentance (Romans 11:29). This means some are born gifted and can sing in ways that stir emotions — even in church — without ever living a life pleasing to Christ. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels… and have the gift of prophecy… and have not charity, I am nothing” (1 Corinthians 13:1–2). The Lord Jesus Christ Himself warned that some will prophesy, cast out devils, and do mighty works, but He will still say, “I never knew you” (Matthew 7:22–23).

Even when singing seems to bring down anointing, preaching wins many souls, or prayers move mountains — these outward manifestations can still be displayed without repentance, without the Holy Ghost, and without even being on the side of Christ. Remember Jannes and Jambres (2 Timothy 3:8): they opposed Moses and matched some of his miracles, but their power was not of God. Pharaoh’s magicians turned rods into serpents (Exodus 7:11–12), but they were enemies of truth. Power and demonstration alone are not the measure of God’s approval — holiness is. “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14).

When the Spirit of Christ fills a singer, their music will bring brokenness, humility, and repentance. But when the spirit of the world fills them, their music will stir entertainment, flesh, and even pride in the congregation.

🎯 Takeaway
Songs that move people are not proof of Christ’s presence in the singer. Holiness is the true evidence. Gifts may stir, but only the Holy Ghost transforms. Revival in music exposes whether the vessel is filled with Christ or with the world.

🙏 Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ,  give me the spirit of discernment to see them in plan view who they really are and not to be carried away with so called gospel or Christian songs in this age. keep me from mistaking gifts for Your approval. Teach me to love holiness above talent, and truth above performance. Let my life be a song of repentance, filled with the Holy Ghost, so that what I carry magnifies only You. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.