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Our Daily Bread - Saturday, October 30, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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MUSIC AND MEGAPHONE

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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
-2 Corinthians 4:7

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Christopher Locke buys old trumpets, trombones, and French horns and transforms them into acoustic amplifiers for iPhones and iPads. His creations are modeled on the trumpetlike speakers used in the first phonographs during the late 1800s. Music played through Christopher's AnalogTelePhonographers has a "louder, cleaner, richer, deeper sound" than what is heard from the small speakers in the digital devices. Along with being interesting works of art, these salvaged brass instruments require no electrical power as they amplify the music people love to hear.
Paul's words to the followers of Jesus in Corinth remind us today that in living for Christ and sharing Him with others, we are not the music but only a megaphone. "For we do not preach ourselves," Paul wrote, "but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake" (2 Corinthians 4:5). Our purpose is not to become the message, but to convey it through our lives and lips. "We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us" (v.7).
If an old horn can amplify music, then perhaps our flawed lives can magnify the goodness of God. We're the megaphone; the music and the power come from Him! - David McCasland
Thank You, Lord, that You can take our lives and use them in ways we never thought possible. Help us to be the instruments that convey the music of Your love.

Nothing is unusable in God's hands.

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