All I Have Is Jesus – Joshua Cehulik Christian Music

2Ch 34:12
” And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.”

Playing and  singing music skillfully is something that is often overlooked in Christian circles. I say this tongue in cheek of course. The most common quoted scripture when refering to music in a local church is “make a joyful noise.” This is absolutely correct, all men ought to desire to praise God with whatever talents he has bestowed on them.

The  difference in this verse is those who are ministering in the tabernacle and the temple. I can feel the proverbial stones being thrown at me as I type these words. This is not to say you must have immense talent in musical things to minister in the church. The point I desire to make is that when given an opportunity to honor the Lord, and minister to the people of God, we must require our best. God is worthy of the very best we can give Him, often times this requires sacrifice. Sacrifice of time, sacrifice of effort that good music requires. David said, “I will not offer the Lord a sacrifice that costs me nothing.” I want to encourage everyone who has opportunity to minister in the local church; in any capacity, to require their absolute best to honor the Lord.

At the end of our lives let it be said, “and the men did work faithfully.”

1Pe 2:9  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 marvellous light:

I love to sings songs of testimony. Songs that tell others of the great and marvelous things that God has done for me. It seems so often though that we forget the phrase, “an holy nation.” The grace and mercy of God are such beautiful things who could help but to sing about these attributes. I believe that there is something even more deeply meaningful; the holiness of God. To sing about the holiness of God is to lift up His name in the most purest form of worship. The holiness of God is self containing, there is no human pride while sounding forth praise of God’s holiness.

I do not desire my testimony to be a sin ridden life full of continual fall, and stumbling. The testimony of my life should be one that reflects the holiness and righteousness of God. We have no righteousness or holiness of ourselves, only through the blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I encourage every believer to always remember the holiness of the God when we  reverence His name in song.

Phil 2:10,11 “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

To me there is nothing greater than singing about the name of Jesus. As a musician it seems that no word falls sweeter from the lips than the name of Christ. Thousands upon thousands of songs have been written about Jesus, and yet as the hymn-writer states, “nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretched from sky to sky.” I would encourage any singer or musician when choosing a song, to choose one that lifts up the name of Jesus. Nothing speaks more deeply to the heart of the saints and pierces deeper into the soul of the lost than the name of Jesus. One day soon as one mighty choir we will all cry out, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain!” I think Mr. Gaither had it right when he penned the words “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus; there’s just something about that name.”

I would like to thank you for visiting this website. I pray that the music displayed throughout this ministry will be a blessing to you and your loved ones.

There is one very important conviction that I hold true in music that is used to worship the Lord. All the music that Christian people bring before the Lord must be firmly planted in the truth. This truth is the Word of God; great hymn-writers have intertwined the beautiful doctrines of the faith throughout the words that minister to our souls. When listening to worship music I want to come away knowing that I have learned something about God.

Finally, let us worship God in spirit, being filled completely with the Holy Spirit of God. Only the spirit of God can apply the truth of God’s Word to the sinful heart of man. As Christian people we must have a revolution back to the Bible and that includes the music we bring to worship the Lord.

May God bless you with the music on this website and I pray it will always adhere to these principles.