Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Magic" (Pilot)

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"What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes." - Harry Houdini

"Ho...Ho....Ho...it's magic, you know, never believe it's not so..." - Pilot

"Magic" - Pilot

Imagine if you will, looking into 2014 from 1974.  Yep, as hard as it is to believe that was 40 years ago.  Can you remember some of the innovations that have come to pass in that 40 years?  Here is an article that shows just a few of the groundbreaking changes that have happened:  

 15 Influential Innovations of the past 50 years

 

Those of us who were around in 1974 would have been completely amazed by an iPhone.  Many outpatient medical procedures that are commonplace today, took several hours to perform and weeks in which to recover. We would have thought a flat screen television and DVR were nothing short of...magic, you know... 

We have elaborated several times in Tuesday's Musical Notes about bands that were formed from other bands.  That is why I find the old record liner notes so fascinating.  You can never tell when a favorite solo artist or band member from another band may show up on another musician's  album.  "Magic" from 1974 provides a perfect example.  You may have never heard of the band Pilot.  They were made up of 3 members from The Bay City Rollers (#1 hit single "Saturday Night").  They would go on to join the Alan Parsons Project (Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Sirius/Eye In the Sky ).  But for a brief time, they formed the band Pilot and they scored a mega hit single with "Magic". The song wound up being so popular the R.I.A.A. awarded them a gold disc for sales of over a million units in 1975.  "Magic" has been heard in movie soundtracks and commercials as well as covered by Selena Gomez for the Disney television show Wizards of Waverly Place.

Magic has been used many times to explain things in which there is difficulty in understanding.  In reality, most "tricks of the trade" are explained by slight of hand or a trap door.  These illusionists have the ability to convince folks, as Houdini said, that something extraordinary has occurred by tricking the senses that the events were actualized thus causing the brain to believe it.  

When conjuring up visions of the magical, many images may come to mind.  Bearded men with faraway looks in their eyes, mysterious women who melt your insides with a glance, and a mouse with a pointy hat bearing the symbols of celestial bodies may be some of the ideas planted in our imaginations regarding the people who pull off the unexplainable. Perhaps your mind went to something like this when thinking of magic: 

"All Magic Comes With A Price" - Once Upon A Time   

There are even situations in the Bible where magic and sorcery are mentioned.  Every time the biblical account reveals an evil aspect, negative connotation, or an outright "do not do this" command regarding those who dabble in the magical realm.  Magic attempts to explain the unexplainable things of the earthly, physical realm.  But the unexplainable things of God are accepted by faith  You see for those who have faith, no explanation is needed.  Faith is something that does not come about because of a sensory stimulation, but by a spiritual transformation.  In the 11th chapter of the New Testament letter to the Hebrews, faith is a subject that is illustrated most effectively by a listing of those who make up the "Faith Hall of Fame". 

 Hebrews 11 - NIV/The Message Parallel

  These men and women did not need magic to explain the transformation that occurred in their lives as a result of their interaction with God.  The first half of this chapter talks about men and women who did not have the testimony of Scripture to aid their faith journey. How blessed were they to have direct interaction with God?   How blessed are we to have the encouragement of their stories as well as the rest of the Bible to assist in our daily walk in The Way?  Both blessings come from a communication with God that is extraordinary.   It is incumbent on us to never take for granted the fact that the Bible is the avenue in which God chooses to communicate with us on a daily basis. When we consistently choose to pick it up, dust it off, open it up, and invest in our relationship with the Creator, we find the ability to become more like Him easier carried out and our faith is strengthend as we learn more about Him and His character.   To be all that we can be for the kingdom, we must use these Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (BIBLE) to navigate the waters of our battles with the enemy and remain victorious. By claiming and proclaiming the truths of the Bible we can go about doing the unexplainable as well...and we won't need to grow a beard or wear a funny hat to do it...  now if we can just get today's  song out of your head..."crazy music playing in the morning light"....maybe this will help...

"By Faith" - Keith and Kristyn Getty

'Til Tuesday

 Serving HIM by serving you,

Randy