Thursday, February 7, 2008
PSALM May Sing, PSALM May Play And All Will Shout For Joy!

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy’ Psalm 33:3

Psalm 33:3, one of my favorite verses in the bible. Talks about singing a new song to the Lord, playing an instrument skillfully and shouting for joy for the Lord deserves all our praise and worship.

It is also a very personal verse for me as it was the verse that spurred me to be a Levite for God and to offer my worship to the Lord at a whole new level. I remembered making a promise to myself about a year ago that if there is one thing that I would like to do with my guitar skills, it would be to make the best music that I could produce to God.

God deserves all our praises…It is a joy to worship the Lord. I remembered feeling really sick during one of the days for choir rehearsal. Instead of deciding to stay at home and rest, I chose to come and serve the Lord, and bear in mind that I actually had an oral assessment on marketing the next day. So why did I made the decision to come for the rehearsal then? I believed that when I worship the Lord, He will restore my soul. So I came as I am, sick and all… and truly, God is a faithful God. Not only was I feeling better by the end of the night, I also got the assurance from God that He honors those who draw close to Him. Indeed God keeps His promises, as I was not only completely healed the next day, but I was also told by my tutor that I have done well for the assessment. These are just one of the many testimonies that I can share and I share this because I want you to know that God’s goodness in my life can be in yours too.

‘Sing to him a new song’
Reading the psalms has indeed been a blessing for me. The psalms were indeed songs that were meant to be sung. Though we do not know exactly the tune of it, there is actually no right or wrong way to how you declare the psalms. I believe that Jesus would say to you, just come as you are and sing to him a new song. When I write songs, the lyrics that are written are for my Living God. It is the attitude of saying it is all from God Let a new song arise from your lips…

‘Play Skillfully’
Why should we play skillfully? Is it because we want men to adore us or because we want to make the best music for our creator? I know that I desire to improve my guitar skills for I want to give my best to God.

‘Shout for Joy’
Do we shout for joy when we sing praises to God? If we truly delight in Him and want to give our best to Him, we would shout for joy because the King is living among us. When people know God, they come to life with a jubilant song on their lips

Let us lift our voices and sing of his unfailing love today for we put all our hopes and dreams in him.

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