Psalms 137:4
How
could we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
When we are based in Mexico, once a week,
we would gather together for a Bible Study.
We would learn about the love of God, share about our experiences, pray
for His mercy and forgiveness and share with the bounty of the harvest. But before all of this, we would glorify and
worship Him through songs - a desire to spontaneously sing praise to God that
springs from a deep, abiding love for God.
Sing a new song. Sing not the songs of hate, war and
evilness. Sing new songs of peace and
justice, equality and freedom, new songs of faith and hope and love between
brothers and sisters all over the earth.
Sing not the jingles of advertisers trying to get us to “buy this, and
buy that.” Those are songs of
conspicuous consumption and waste. Sing
songs instead that honor and celebrate the wonder and beauty of creation. And sing songs of praise to the Creator:
“O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the
Lord, all the earth.”
When you sense that your heart isn't
involved in praising God, pray that He will help you to understand His
love. It is very hard not to have an
attitude of gratefulness once you understand the incredibly awesome gift of
love that God gave us in the form of Jesus Christ. He showed that love by willingly spreading
out His arms on the cross for you.
Seek after that deeper relationship with
God through songs. You will not be
disappointed and will sing praise to God wholeheartedly.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, let your steadfast love be
upon us, even as we hope in you. Let us
sing forever of Your love, mercy and faithfulness. And as we all sing together, may our songs
echo throughout the world and eternity and may all the people at the ends of
the world hear them and be touched by them, all for your glory and praise, in
Jesus’ name. Amen +
Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you!
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