MAY 29

Psalm 9:10-11
Memorise Psalm 66:4
“All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee…”

A pastor once noted that with all the singing that pop and rock stars were doing, it was all but vain noise, and Christians are really the only ones who have anything to sing about. Thinking about what the world is concerned with, and where the world is heading, and what God has done for us in Jesus Christ, we realise that this is indeed a most astute observation. What does the world sing about apart from romantic love, selfish desires, lust, pride, fornication and other godless sentiments? Even the most wholesome secular songs are about things that are transient, fleeting and superficial, for the Bible tells us that the world is reserved for destruction by fire.

Hymns and spiritual songs, however, are altogether different and are centred upon the eternal, heavenly and godly things. There are songs of praise to God and the Lord Jesus, of comfort in times of adversity, of joy in salvation and of things to come for those who have been redeemed. The themes of such hymns ought to cause us to rejoice so much that we cannot help but break into song out of sheer delight in the Lord! As the Psalmist triumphantly cries out in Psalm 9:11, we ought to “sing praises to the LORD… declare among the people his doings”, Sadly, we oftentimes sing with such lifeless dread and monotony, and seem to have a rather apathetic response to God’s wonderful doings in our lives.

If we are to be living sacrifices for God and desire to love Him with all our heart, mind and strength then it follows that we are to glorify God through every possible means as prescribed in the Bible. Undoubtedly, this includes singing, so rather than to merely sing unto God because we must, let us also sing unto Him because we want to.

Every child of God has talents and spiritual gifts which he can use to glorify God. It does not matter to God that not all of us are tenors or sopranos, but it does matter that we do whatever is within our abilities to praise and worship Him. If we are able to use our voices to this end, then praise God for it!

Thought: I may not be able to sing very well, but as long as I am able to I shall sing from the heart and please God in so doing.
Prayer: Help us, Lord, that we may be able to lift our voices heavenward unto Thee as an offering that is pleasing to Thee.