When was
the last time you were in a service where the singing was so vibrant and Spirit-moved
that it “shook the Temple to its foundations?” Have you given much thought to
how you sing in church? Do you sing from your heart, or your head? Do you sing
out of a heart full of praise and thanksgiving, or a heart full of pain and
sorrow? Do you sing because you want to join in and worship the Lord or you
want to join in because that is what you are expected to do? Do you direct your
singing to those around you, or to the Lord?
How do
you define singing anyhow? Is it not making a joyful noise unto the Lord from
the heart? Whether or not you are on or off key is not important to God. What
comes out of your heart is. What makes a noise joyful is a heart that is joyful
because of the Lord in it. A joyful heart is one which knows the intimacy of
the Lord’s presence and swells up in praise because of Him. A joyful heart is a
heart that is prepared beforehand to sing His praises because they have already
been with Jesus.
When
souls gather together and join their hearts together in praise and worship, the
singing is such that it will shake the Temple foundation and fill the sanctuary
with smoke---the very presence of God himself.
Let all
who have a song to sing, sing from their heart unto the Lord this very day.
Worship is not confined to an allotted time set aside on a Saturday or Sunday.
True worship happens daily as we live out our lives in Christ.
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