“Now bring me a musician.”

I love II Kings 3:15 for lots of reasons. First of all, we’re praying that God brings us more musicians as we prepare to launch our sixth location. So we’re literally praying: “now bring me a musician.”

But I also love what it models. Music creates an environment where the prophetic can take place. Here’s the context. The King of Israel comes to Elisha asking for revelation and Elisha asks for musicians. Somehow the music stimulated his spirit in a way that unleashed his gift. And it says: “when the musicians played, the hand of the Lord came upon Him.”

I think we need to create enviroments that foster revelation. We need to put ourselves in places where God can speak to us without distraction. We need to feed our spirits in ways that unleash the gifts of God in us.

We have a campus pastor on our staff, who will remain anonymous, that we used to make fun of for burning candles. Now those of us who made fun of him burn candles! The smell of cinnamon helps me concentrate. Occasionally I’ll play classical or worship music when I’m studying or writing. You just need to figure out what works for you and leverage it.