Friday 4 Jan 2013

Friday Reading: Psalm 147:1-3

Key Verse: Psalm 147:3
3  He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Devotion:
There are many places in our Bibles that remind us that it is good to praise God; it is our reasonable service to do so because of all that he has done for us. But it is so much more than that because it is profitable for so much. Not just that it is bringing glory to God but also that we are strengthened by it ourselves knowing that we are lifting up our Father in Heaven. It is also a reminder that we do have a real Living God who is able to do anything!

But it is not just something that we have to write down on a piece of paper or tell someone about – rather we should be singing glory to God. We sing when we are happy and we sing when we want to say good things or make others happy. So singing our praises to God is exactly what we should be doing always. David’s wife may have been upset by the way that David danced and sung before the Arc of the Covenant but I can guarantee that is not what God was thinking – if it was, David would probably not have been able to continue doing that!

When we do bring our praise to our God we are admitting to Him, to others and to ourselves that we believe in Him and trust in Him. If you ever want to confess your love for God, what better way that to sing His praises? That does not mean that we have to sing praises to everyone we love – some may take offence if I were to try and sing to them because my singing voice is not good; but that does not stop me from singing up to our Lord!

When I hear some of the ladies in our church singing I smile because I know that our God is enjoying it as much as I am. When I am singing I don’t think others are enjoying it as much as I am! But I know that it is not just the beautiful voice coming from my favourite singer that counts in God’s ears because I know that just like He looks inside of us to find our hearts, He must listen inside our voices, inside our songs to know what comes from our hearts – and that is the love and praise that He looks to us for. Thank you God for accepting me!

Points to Ponder:
Do you enjoy singing?

Do you sing to God from your heart?