Are You Going To Sing?
On the path of my morning run their is a grove of Hawthorn trees where a family of Cardinals flutters and sings. Last week on two consecutive days in the same location I came across feathers from the cardinal. I love the loud boisterous song that the Cardinal sings for all to hear. They sing with all their might and strength, declaring the new day and rising of the sun.
The males are breathtakingly beautiful red birds who are very territorial and will position themselves at the pinnacle of their territory, declaring for all to hear, their presence.
They sing as if they are praising the One who created them, filling their lungs to the brim in order that they can be heard by all.
We should sing each and every day the praises of the One who is blessed forever. We were created to bless the Lord all the days of our lives. Despite what circumstances we may be facing we must remind ourselves daily through God's word of the importance of singing our song to Him and not being silent.
Bless the LORD,
O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the LORD,
O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:1-5
How often do we meditate on the things that we do not see happening instead of focusing on the redemptive work of the cross in our lives and the undeserved mercy and love that God provides and His continual forgiveness toward us!
This is ENOUGH to make us sing a song of blessing to the LORD and if for some reason we are not singing, we are getting too wrapped up in the swirl of life around us and not wrapped up in His love and goodness that abounds over our lives.
As we allow the LORD lordship over the territory of our hearts, it is He who will cause us to sing despite our current situation.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far s the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting
to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children's children,
to those who keep his commandments.
The LORD has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
Bless the LORD, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!
Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers,
who do his will!
Bless the LORD, all his works,
in all places of his dominion,
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Let's Bless the LORD today because He is worthy of our praise! He deserves our song! His Banner over us is love and that is enough to cause us to sing from the treetops!
We should join with all of heaven proclaiming the excellencies of Christ and our lives should be distinctly different from the world's. If we are facing great difficulties let us rejoice knowing that through them God will develop patience in us!
James writes;
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.
For you know that when your faith is tested,
your endurance has a chance to grow.
So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
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