Friday, January 18, 2008
And I will Sing Psalm Songs.

Psalm 13, a psalm that encourages us to sing to the Lord despite the troubles we are facing. I remembered reading this psalm during choir rehearsal a week back and it really spoke a lot to me as I was facing some stress with my projects.

Worshipping the Lord by singing is something I hold close to my heart. I realize that when I sing to the Lord, I tend to forget all my troubles because I know I can trust in His unfailing love and my heart will rejoice in His salvation. Knowing that He is there to pick me up when I fall, knowing that He has been my side through it all. That’s the reason why I always sing to the Lord with an open heart, giving it all to Him.

I really thank God that He gave us the freedom to sing. It doesn’t really matter whether you are able to sing because the most important thing is what you are giving to the Lord through singing. Do you sing because you want people to notice you or do you sing freely with your heart, offering your devotion to God and being thankful for the freedom He has given us? Whenever I sing to the Lord with all my heart, I feel a great sense of freedom and I just find myself drawing closer to Him. By singing to Him, I’m actually telling of His wonderful acts and my heart rejoices. In fact, I have actually made Ps 27:6 and Ps33:3 my personal commitment to God:

Ps27:6
‘I will sing and make music to the LORD.’
Ps 33:3
‘Sing to him a new song; play skilfully, and shout for joy.’

-I will sing to Him a new song, I will write songs not from me but from God.
-I will play skilfully and make music to the Lord, not for the adoration of others but as my act of worship to Him.
-I will shout for joy, sing freely with all my heart and more importantly, mean every word that I sing to the Lord.

I like the chorus of ‘Through It All’ where it says ‘I will sing to the Lord a hymn of love for Your faithfulness to me, I’m carried in everlasting arms, You never let me go through it all…’
It expresses why I sing to the Lord even in times of difficulties. For I know I’m carried in His everlasting arms, never letting me go through it all.

Indeed, singing to the Lord is a form of expression on how we feel towards Him and the Lord is please when we sing to Him with a joyful heart, proclaiming His goodness.

So would you sing PSALM songs today?

Labels: Devotion, PSALM devotions