Sing!

When you sing, what do you sing? Is it something etched into your memory from childhood or your teenage years? It's amazing what comes up-and-out when our mind goes into auto-pilot! Did you know that Jesus quoted the psalms more than any Old Testament book? A "psalm" is a melody, something that is sung or set to music. How sweet is this: "The same songs written by Him and for Him in eternity past were now being spoken and sung directly from Him, the very lips of the One Who would fulfill every prophecy and longing they contained." (from The Worship Initiative Blog). It is most fitting that God's people should indulge themselves in nothing less melodious and sweet. It's troubling how little the hymns of past saints are treasured today. Hymn writers such as John Newton (Amazing Grace) and Fanny Crosby (Blessed Assurance) and William Cowper (There Is a Fountain) have given us some of the deepest and riches lyrics which bring credence to the memory of all who sing them. Singing not your thing? I suggest you re-think that because Jesus was a Savior Who sang and so should His children be ... Sing!