Anyone who knows me has come to realize that when I open my mouth to sing it is under great fear and duress! I'm not a singer, by any stretch of the imagination. So how do I connect with singing the Lord a "new song", like it says in Psalm 96? "Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord all the earth." That's everyone by the way - the whole earth singing out to God a new song. Yet when I look around, there doesn't seem to be much singing going on. In fact, the sweet sounds of singing have been overtaken by the crass cacophony of complaining! Just give a listen, if you think your ears and your heart can handle it. Hear the complaining about jobs, the economy, and politics. Stop and really listen to the noise all around you and you'll find that static has replaced the notes that have been playing since God decided to do a new thing, to give us anew song. In the cross of Jesus Christ, we hear God's symphony of love, His action for a people who's hearts and ears have been abused by the noise - you're not good enough, you'll never measure up, you can't sing and God wouldn't listen anyway. In the cross of Jesus the static is replaced by a new song, a song that tells of His salvation from day to day. It's a song that declares His glory, His marvelous works among all the people. It's a new song that lifts up our God above the noise and gives us voice in this broken world. Yes, in christ God has given you the voice of the angels, to sing and to bless, to tell and to declare to all the world what God has done for you and all who who love Him and sing His precious name....Jesus!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sing, Tell, Declare!
Anyone who knows me has come to realize that when I open my mouth to sing it is under great fear and duress! I'm not a singer, by any stretch of the imagination. So how do I connect with singing the Lord a "new song", like it says in Psalm 96? "Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord all the earth." That's everyone by the way - the whole earth singing out to God a new song. Yet when I look around, there doesn't seem to be much singing going on. In fact, the sweet sounds of singing have been overtaken by the crass cacophony of complaining! Just give a listen, if you think your ears and your heart can handle it. Hear the complaining about jobs, the economy, and politics. Stop and really listen to the noise all around you and you'll find that static has replaced the notes that have been playing since God decided to do a new thing, to give us anew song. In the cross of Jesus Christ, we hear God's symphony of love, His action for a people who's hearts and ears have been abused by the noise - you're not good enough, you'll never measure up, you can't sing and God wouldn't listen anyway. In the cross of Jesus the static is replaced by a new song, a song that tells of His salvation from day to day. It's a song that declares His glory, His marvelous works among all the people. It's a new song that lifts up our God above the noise and gives us voice in this broken world. Yes, in christ God has given you the voice of the angels, to sing and to bless, to tell and to declare to all the world what God has done for you and all who who love Him and sing His precious name....Jesus!
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If we don't sing along the rocks will cry out! Anyone see the huge harvest moon last night?
Still see it this morning!
And even when we don't see it, we know it's there!
Isn't it reassuring to know that even though we can't see something we know it's there. Just like Jesus - we can't see Him but we have the faith that He's with us at all times - even in the bad times that we all go through. I love sharing that with my friends that know who Jesus is but don't KNOW Jesus.
Amen!
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