Our Lord is a singing God. It should be a great deal of encouragement for us to realize that God gave us music to deepen and develop our relationship with Him. But we should even be more encouraged and challenged to sing knowing that He is a singing God.
First, we find in Zephaniah 3:17 the following words - "For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior, He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with singing." What a blessing to know that He is rejoicing over His own with singing. Our Lord God, the Father, sings!
Then in Matthew 26:30 at the end of the Last Supper with His disciples, Jesus sings a hymn with His disciples on the evening before He is to die. He needed His disciples to be edified as He approaches the cross, and joins them in singing a hymn. God, the Son, sings!
Finally, Ephesians 5:18-19 says, "Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit." This indicates that God, the Holy Spirit, inspires songs in believers' hearts as He fills (controls) them. One of the reasons that we often sense God's presence in an unusual way when we gather to sing His praises is because the Holy Spirit is in our midst, inspiring our songs and our singing! God, the Spirit, sings!
How can we dare not sing? How can we keep from singing? Mind and heart are engaged with vibrant singing, enabling us to combine truth about God with passion for God! Music literally reflects the glory and activity of our triune God. HALLELUJAH! Let us sing! mjm
