Welcome to Tuesday's Musical Notes!!
As we enter into the peak of the holidays, The Notes would like to offer a strange piece of advice. EAT DESSERT FIRST! Especially if you have a sweet tooth! This allows you to have the sumptuous goodies AND enjoy the incredible entrees that the season usually produces. It also sets you apart as someone who may have just a little bit of a different perspective. Let's face it, everyone has something that makes them unique....in reality "People Are Strange"
"People Are Strange The Doors"
While one of the most wildly popular bands of the 70s, The Doors were not considered very mainstream. They would see the production of 9 albums, 3 of which were produced without their lead singer, Jim Morrison, who died of a heart attack in 1971 at age 27. Alcohol and drug abuse were considered by many to be contributing factors to his fatal heart attack. They would experience sold out concerts, some that featured Jim Morrison antagonizing security and the crowd, and 1 concert that would see him arrested while on stage.
"People Are Strange" was a 1967 single released from the Strange Days album. It would peak at #12 on the charts and be considered somewhat autobiographical. The Doors entire existence as a band can easily be considered as "strange" at best.
It seems the entertainment industry has its share of people who are strange. Can you think of any other "unique" entertainers. Here is a look at one:
The Many Faces Of Johnny Depp
It is easy to see how the eccentricity of Jim Morrison and Johnny Depp would draw the attention of people. Is there anything that you do that people would consider out of the ordinary or perhaps peculiar? There should be.....
1 Peter 2:9
King James Version (KJV)
9 But
ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;Notice the word "peculiar" in the previous passage from the King James Translation of the Bible. The King James is the only Bible translation that translates the word "peripoesis" into the word "peculiar". This word is updated in most other translations of the Bible to mean possession, something highly treasured by God. Peculiar is only used 7 times (Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:18, Psalm 135:4, Ecclesiastes 2:8, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9) in the King James and is exclusively an attribute given to Israel in the Old Testament and Christians in the New Testament. This high favoring is worthy of behavior becoming one who is "His own possession".
Usually for something to be a possession, another thing has to be given in exchange. In this transitory time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, let us not forget what has been exchanged for us to be peculiar......Jesus. As we go about our planning the perfect gift, let us not forget the perfect gift we have in Jesus. Can others tell by our demeanor that we are a Christian.....why or why not? Do we reflect the peculiarity of one who is considered a prized possession? Do we reflect a perspective on this season that causes others to be curious as to why we are different? Do we attract attention with our peculiarities? Are we prepared to adequately explain the reason for those idiosyncrasies? Here is a good article that might shed some light on how to be different as we interact in the world:
How Christians Should Be Different
In 1 Corinthians 6:20, Paul reinforces the possession mentality for us. He reminds us that "we are bought with a price" so we can "glorify God in the body, and in the spirit, which are God's". In the next 30 days we will likely interact with more people than usual, so let's be challenged by The Word to act like the treasured possessions that God considers us to be. Let's attract pre-Christians to the life giving message by how we conduct ourselves. Let's cause people to wonder what is different about us. It is how people act....."When you're strange..."
'Til Tuesday
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