Psalms 100:2 Come into His presence with singing…
This is another ‘challenge’ verse for me. When is am ‘in the Spirit’, truly walking with the Lord with my mind ‘set on the things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God’, this command is not so hard. Over the past year though, it seems that the cares of this world, general anxiety over the state of the world, the decline of our country, the obvious bias of all major media outlets, the increasing lawlessness in our society, etc., leads me to not want to sing.
For me, singing involves more of my being than simply praying. When I sing, my voice gets involved. Most of the time, I have to think about the lyrics and then ultimately, my heart gets involved. This is precisely what the Father wants. He wants all my HEART, soul, mind and strength.
Matt Redman has a new song out called ‘10,000 Reasons’. It’s an excellent song with an easy flowing melody. Yesterday, I played it over and again 10-15 times, intentionally trying to memorize the words to the song. This song and others like it, give me words to sing when I am in the presence of God. Check it out:
Singing puts me in a spiritually proper frame of mind. I envision myself actually ‘performing’ for the Father. The question is ‘what type of song am I singing?’ Is it a song of lament? Is it a whining song of complaint? Is it a joyful and happy song? Is it a song of gratitude and thanksgiving? Is it a song of praise? David sang all kings of songs to the Father. He poured out his heart to Him and God delighted in them.
Father, help me to sing to You. Help me to pour out my heart to you.
