Sing
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:31 amHave you ever thought much about the word-- "sing"? I have been reading scriptures with some form of the word 'sing' in them......sing, singers, singing. It's amazing how many there are.
After reading them, I firmly believe....we were all meant to sing. We may not all have the gift of a beautiful voice, but we have all ben given the gift of being able to sing. Even if we no more than hum, or sing in our hearts, we are all able.
How God must enjoy hearing His children express themselves in this way! It's His gift to us, this ability. It's an expression of emotion, one used in many ways. Many emotions are expressed through singing also. Which ones come to mind for you?
One scripture found it's way into my brain and wouldn't leave. It was this one:
Ephesians 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
OK, I thought, I can do that. I DO do that, don't I Lord? Immediately I saw it this way in my head....
And do not be drunk with WHINE......
O boy. I thought, I HAVE been on the whine lately. Whine a little here and there about how I feel, or whine a bunch about things I can't change, or even people....God forgive me.
I have been drunk with chronic whine. It grew from one little complaint into this big sniveling ball of whine twine. What do I do now, Lord? Help me! I don't want to be a whino! ....I saw this next.....
"In which is dissipation; " HOORAY! Whine can evaporate and leave me! It doesn't have to be my undoing. How can I dissipate it, Lord?
"Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,"
God longs to hear us sing to Him. Sing how we feel, sing Him praise, sing for sheer joy of living with Christ indwelling, sing the victory, the list goes on! But obviously, the whine I was using instead of my singing was not glorifying God in anyway.
It was ungrateful and unfitting for a child of the Most High God. It was cruel and unloving towards my Father. I had put Him away from my heart and embraced dischord.
How do I get back to harmony Lord? I hate this cranky, irritable, twitchy, WHINEY state I have moved into! Help me move back!
Isaiah 51:11 So the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Ah, the emotions that can be soothed by singing to God. Singing honestly, singing that is in the heart. God has redeemed me, 'ransomed' me from sin, and I can return to Him at any time!
In this way, singing to Him, I can obtain joy and gladness....sorrow and sighing shall flee away! This joy and gladness focuses on Jesus, who He is to me, and what He has given me.....not on circumstances.
"The joy of the Lord' is what I should be considering in my heart, not everything that might be wrong with me or others. Just the fact that I am redeemed from sin and will live eternally in Him, is cause enough to sing.
But our Mighty, loving God goes beyond that. Joy and gladness can be obtained! It's gotten when we change our attitudes and our mindsets from complaining and being dissatisfied with God..... to being thankful.
That's not to say we can't express our sorrow, grief, or hurt to God.....we certainly can, and should when we have the need. Letting it go from expression to dissatisfaction with God becomes a problem. One that keeps ourselves from obtaining joy and gladness.
When God has taught me something, I always ask Him for a "knockout" scripture....one that will "knockout" the chronic whine, when I apply it Lord! This is the one He gave me, to use whenever I am tempted to be "drunk on the whine"---
Psalm 96:1 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song!
Sing to the LORD, all the earth 2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name;Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day 3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
thank You, Father for giving me a heartsong to sing to You, a new song of joy and gladness! Sorrow and sighing flee from me, for I am the redeemed of the Lord, and I sing it among the nations! In Jesus Name, amen.
If you were to sing a song to God tonight, what emotion would be in it?
After reading them, I firmly believe....we were all meant to sing. We may not all have the gift of a beautiful voice, but we have all ben given the gift of being able to sing. Even if we no more than hum, or sing in our hearts, we are all able.
How God must enjoy hearing His children express themselves in this way! It's His gift to us, this ability. It's an expression of emotion, one used in many ways. Many emotions are expressed through singing also. Which ones come to mind for you?
One scripture found it's way into my brain and wouldn't leave. It was this one:
Ephesians 5:18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
OK, I thought, I can do that. I DO do that, don't I Lord? Immediately I saw it this way in my head....
And do not be drunk with WHINE......
O boy. I thought, I HAVE been on the whine lately. Whine a little here and there about how I feel, or whine a bunch about things I can't change, or even people....God forgive me.
I have been drunk with chronic whine. It grew from one little complaint into this big sniveling ball of whine twine. What do I do now, Lord? Help me! I don't want to be a whino! ....I saw this next.....
"In which is dissipation; " HOORAY! Whine can evaporate and leave me! It doesn't have to be my undoing. How can I dissipate it, Lord?
"Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,"
God longs to hear us sing to Him. Sing how we feel, sing Him praise, sing for sheer joy of living with Christ indwelling, sing the victory, the list goes on! But obviously, the whine I was using instead of my singing was not glorifying God in anyway.
It was ungrateful and unfitting for a child of the Most High God. It was cruel and unloving towards my Father. I had put Him away from my heart and embraced dischord.
How do I get back to harmony Lord? I hate this cranky, irritable, twitchy, WHINEY state I have moved into! Help me move back!
Isaiah 51:11 So the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Ah, the emotions that can be soothed by singing to God. Singing honestly, singing that is in the heart. God has redeemed me, 'ransomed' me from sin, and I can return to Him at any time!
In this way, singing to Him, I can obtain joy and gladness....sorrow and sighing shall flee away! This joy and gladness focuses on Jesus, who He is to me, and what He has given me.....not on circumstances.
"The joy of the Lord' is what I should be considering in my heart, not everything that might be wrong with me or others. Just the fact that I am redeemed from sin and will live eternally in Him, is cause enough to sing.
But our Mighty, loving God goes beyond that. Joy and gladness can be obtained! It's gotten when we change our attitudes and our mindsets from complaining and being dissatisfied with God..... to being thankful.
That's not to say we can't express our sorrow, grief, or hurt to God.....we certainly can, and should when we have the need. Letting it go from expression to dissatisfaction with God becomes a problem. One that keeps ourselves from obtaining joy and gladness.
When God has taught me something, I always ask Him for a "knockout" scripture....one that will "knockout" the chronic whine, when I apply it Lord! This is the one He gave me, to use whenever I am tempted to be "drunk on the whine"---
Psalm 96:1 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song!
Sing to the LORD, all the earth 2 Sing to the LORD, bless His name;Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day 3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.
thank You, Father for giving me a heartsong to sing to You, a new song of joy and gladness! Sorrow and sighing flee from me, for I am the redeemed of the Lord, and I sing it among the nations! In Jesus Name, amen.
If you were to sing a song to God tonight, what emotion would be in it?
He is ur Father after all 
