It's God's Song

Ephesians 2:8-10
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
There is a story about a church organist and Felix Mendelssohn and beautiful music. The story goes that the organist was practicing a selection composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Struggle though he might he was not able to get the music to flow as it was written. He tried and he tried and was so intent on working he failed to notice a stranger who had come in and set in the back of the church. Finally in frustration the organist closed his book and got up to leave. As he was about to leave the stranger approached and asked if he might play the organ. “No” was the reply. “I don’t let anyone touch this organ.” The stranger made two more polite requests and finally the organist agreed to let him play the organ.
As the stranger began to play the old organ seem to come to life and the church was filled with the most beautiful flawless music the organist had ever heard. When he had finished the organist asked, “Who are you?” The man replied, “I am Felix Mendelssohn.” The organist had almost prevented the song’s composer from playing his own music.
We too may be like that organist when we try to play the chords of our lives and prevent the Creator from making beautiful music. Like the stubborn organist we are reluctant to take our fingers off the keys. As His people, we are “created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand.” (Ephesians 2:10) But our lives will not produce beautiful music unless we let Him work through us.
Maybe we need to take our fingers off the keys and let the Master show us how the symphony He has written for us should sound. It’s God’s song let Him play it.
God’s ability is not limited by our inability. Let’s let him have His way in us.