Devotional in Song HE MAKES LOVING FUN

There is a question people sometimes ask me, spoken with that curious tone: “Do you listen to secular music?” And I almost want to smile, because what does “secular” even mean to a heart that has been taken over by Christ? When Jesus walks into a man’s life, nothing is secular anymore; everything becomes sacred, everything becomes consecrated — not because the thing itself changed, but because I changed, and because He goes with me wherever my feet wander. The ground becomes holy because the Holy One is standing on it. And so, when the music starts, whether it came from a choir loft or from a California studio in 1977, Christ is already there — for I brought Him with me.

I don’t want the filth of the world; I don’t want vulgarity dressing itself up as freedom. Only the devil offers corruption as entertainment. I will not drink from a polluted well when the Lord offers living water. But clean music, honest music, searching music — I can find Jesus in it, because He has trained my heart to look for Him. And when I listen to Fleetwood Mac sing You Make Loving Fun, something inside me turns the lyric heavenward. It becomes “He makes loving fun.” He — the One who loved me first, the One who loved me best, the One who loved me when I was least lovable — He is the joy behind every joy.

Christ makes life and love fun — not trivial, not shallow, not lighthearted in the sense of carelessness, but fun in the deepest sense: full of purpose, full of warmth, full of wonder. The gospel removes the grim weight of meaninglessness. It answers the ache of “Why am I here?” and silences the fear of “Where am I going?” When those two questions are settled in Christ, the soul can breathe again. Suddenly the world brightens; suddenly even ordinary things sing; suddenly the heart rises like a child at play, because its Father is near.

And of course, difficulties still come. Christ never promised that the path would be smooth — only that He would be on it (John 14:18). But when the Shepherd walks beside you, valleys turn into classrooms, storms turn into testimonies, and even tears become the seeds of joy (Psalm 30:5). He makes loving fun, because He makes living possible. He makes obedience sweet, because He makes forgiveness real. He makes worship natural, because He makes grace personal.

So let the world divide music into sacred and secular; I cannot. Not anymore. When Christ owns your heart, He owns your ears as well. And when the song begins, if your soul is tuned to Him, you will hear His footsteps in the rhythm, His kindness in the melody, His presence in the quiet between the notes. Anyone may sing you make loving fun, but my heart will always answer back to Christ Jesus: You make loving fun — You make life itself worth living.

BDD