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Psalm
100:2
Worship the LORD with
gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
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March 17
Singing Before God
We all know people who
can't carry a tune in a bucket. The only
musical instrument they can play is the radio.
But this doesn't exclude them from worshipping.
Maybe they wouldn't make the best song leader
but it doesn't change their heart at all.
Our worship should be
filled with joy and gladness. In fact,
there isn't any other way to worship.
Maybe it won't be jumping around with excitement
all of the time because we're tired or maybe
even having a bad day. But when we
worship, we're thanking God for who He is and
what He's doing. If we're not the least
bit excited about that, then there is no point
in worshipping because we're not worshipping at
all.
When we hear the word
worship, singing is the first thing that comes
to mind because that is the part that we play
the most active role in. While there are
many other parts to worship, if this is the part
that we are most active in, we ought to do it
with all of our heart.
At a conference once, we
had times of singing and some people complained
about the music being too loud. While that
partly comes down to a matter of preference, the
reason given for it was a good one. If the
music is loud, we can sing out without being
self conscious about others hearing. Sing
out before God and don't worry about what others
think, only what God thinks about your singing. |
