30/09/2025
Listen carefully…
Most believers don’t get this. They think music is just “sound.” Just vibes. Just something to pass time. They say, “It doesn’t matter what I listen to, as long as I’m not singing along or acting on it.”
But let me tell you the truth you don’t want to hear: music is spiritual.
It is not neutral. Never has been. Never will be.
Behind every song, there is a spirit. Some carry the Spirit of God. Others carry the spirit of the world, and even worse—the spirit of darkness.
Because whether you know it or not, music is one of the strongest weapons of influence in the world. Why do you think David’s harp drove away the evil spirit tormenting Saul (1 Samuel 16:23)? Because music doesn’t just entertain—it shifts atmospheres. It either brings in God’s presence or invites something else.
Here’s the dangerous part…
Some Christians will argue and say, “Oh, it’s just entertainment. I don’t mean anything by it.”
Really?
Entertainment?
Let me remind you what Jesus said in Matthew 6:22: “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.”
The same principle applies to your ears. What goes in through your eyes and ears feeds your spirit.
Garbage in, garbage out.
And if you, as a believer, are still feeding your spirit with secular songs, you’re not just playing music you’re opening your soul to be shaped by the world. And the Bible already warned us in Romans 12:2, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Yet here you are, singing along to lyrics that glorify sin, lust, pride, greed, violence, or immorality… and then you wonder why your spiritual fire is low. You wonder why prayer feels heavy. You wonder why worship doesn’t flow.
I’ll tell you why. Because you cannot mix two spirits and expect to burn for one.
James 3:11 asks, “Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?” The answer is no. You cannot drink from two wells. You cannot fill your heart with both the songs of Zion and the songs of Babylon and think it won’t affect you.
Here’s the raw truth: if your phone is still filled with worldly songs, your Christianity is blind. You may go to church. You may pray. You may even serve. But as long as you are feeding your spirit with what does not glorify God, you are dulling your own fire.
And let me remind you: the devil doesn’t need you to bow down to him directly. If he can just get you to sing along with his songs, repeat his lyrics, and meditate on his messages all day… he has already discipled you without you even knowing it.
That’s why Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the issues of life.” If you guard your money, guard your reputation, guard your relationships… but you don’t guard your music, you are leaving the gate of your soul wide open.
You cannot claim to love Jesus and still entertain yourself with the world’s music. You cannot say your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19) and still let the devil’s lyrics blast through your temple day and night.
That’s not Christianity. That’s blindness.
If you are serious about walking with God, start with your playlist. Delete what does not glorify Him. Replace it with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19). Fill your atmosphere with worship. Surround your spirit with sounds that build, not break.
Because music is not just music. It’s a weapon. The question is… who’s holding the weapon in your life right now?
God or the enemy?
