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Daily Devotion: Psalm 96:1-4

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Psalm 96:1-4    "O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.  (2)  Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.  (3)  Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.  (4)  For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods."

I placed more Scripture than usual this morning. I probably should take this approach more often because Scripture explains itself. I'm thankful that God ordained preachers to expound upon the Word of God. I don't mean this to sound prideful at all, but I love to preach - When the Lord blesses me to preach. It is a wonderful gift to be able to read the Word of God and sense the Holy Spirit speaking to you concerning the words that you read. I say all that to say: God is very specific and very plain spoken. We tend to make it more difficult than it is.

So today, God is saying to us that He created music and we should use it to give glory and honor and holiness unto the Lord. The object of our affection when we are singing should be the Lord God Almighty. We are to use music to show the great things the Lord has done for us, beginning with the fact that Jesus loves us enough that He died for our sins. We are to use music to declare the glory and majesty of our Lord. We are to honor HIM with our music and singing. When we have the objective of glorifying God in our music, then every song becomes a "new song".

I close with these words from that same 96th Psalm, "Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.  (7)  Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.  (8)  Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.  (9)  O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth." (Psalm 96:6-9)

I hope we all have this melody in our hearts all day today....

There's within my heart a melody,
Jesus whispers sweet and low:
"Fear not, I am with thee; peace, be still,"
in all of life's ebb and flow.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus–
sweetest name I know,
fills my ev'ry longing,
keeps me singing as I go.

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