SEARCHLIGHT
Even though you may not have a musical bone in your body, do you realize how important it is for you to sing songs of worship unto your Savior and Lord?
SCRIPTURE
"MEN CRY OUT UNDER A LOAD OF OPPRESSION; THEY PLEAD FOR RELIEF FROM THE ARM OF THE POWERFUL. BUT NO ONE SAYS, “WHERE IS MY MAKER, WHO GIVES SONGS IN THE NIGHT...” Job 35:9,10
SPOTLIGHT
What do you do when an invisible enemy like COVID 19 is attacking, and people are suffering? Friends, or loved ones, may be dying. You cannot help but experience a myriad of thoughts and emotions. Most of them lead you to be distressed, or depressed. God wants to give you a song in your darkest night. In the above Scripture text, Job’s friend spoke about listening to God’s music, which leads to being blessed. During the 2020 pandemic, HUMMING SONGS DURING COVID 19, was a way that I kept remembering that God is in control. Rather than being distressed, or depressed, I was blessed.
Music is so powerful because it touches our emotions. Christian music is even more powerful because it not only touches our emotions, but refreshes our body, soul and spirit, with the confidence of God. Just read the Psalms, because it is a book of God’s songs. Psalm 42:8 states, “By day the Lord directs His love, at night His song is with me - a prayer to the God of my life.” Another Psalmist was in need of help, but when he remembered God’s songs at night, he was led to recall the miraculous past deeds of the Lord (Psalm 77:6,11,12). After having been beaten for their faith in Jesus Christ, Paul and Silas sang hymns of worship to God at night in jail (Acts 16:25). They experienced an unexpected miracle.
You need to become a hummer, singer, or listener, of Christian music. The Bible says, “For the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with salvation. Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.” [Psalm 149:4,5.] In your darkest moment, when you are all alone lying on your bed, you can sing, hum, or whistle songs, that lead you into worshipping Almighty God, Who cares for you more than you will ever know.
During COVID 19, the Holy Spirit fed my spirit with songs that took on fresh meaning. Sometimes, I would awaken with a song playing in my mind. Other times, I would be walking, sitting, or praying, and the Holy Spirit would bring to my memory a tune and words that I had long forgotten. I began HUMMING those songs throughout the unprecedented, uncertain times of 2020. What I experienced was that God does gIve me a song in the darkest, suffering night (Job 35:10).
SOMETHING TO DO
Here is a short list of worship songs I have found myself HUMMING during the pandemic. Please add your songs to the list in order to remember that God loves you and is in control.
“I’M NO LONGER A SLAVE TO FEAR, I AM A CHILD OF GOD……”
“GOD IS IN CONTROL…THIS IS NO TIME FOR FEAR, THIS IS TIME FOR FAITH AND DETERMINATION…WE BELIEVE THAT HIS CHILDREN WILL NOT BE FORSAKEN….”
“GOD WILL MAKE A WAY WHEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY…..”
“BLESS THE LORD O MY SOUL, O MY SOUL, WORSHIP HIS HOLY NAME, SING LIKE NEVER BEFORE O MY SOUL, WORSHIP HIS HOLY NAME…..”
“GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS…MORNING BY MORNING NEW MERCIES I SEE…..”
“TIS SO SWEET TO TRUST IN JESUS JUST TO TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD…..”
“BECAUSE HE LIVES, I CAN FACE TOMORROW…..”
“HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD, SING WITH ME HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD…..”
“IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL…WHEN PEACE LIKE A RIVER…..”
SOUL TIME PRAYER
Thank You Heavenly Father, that You speak to us in our darkest hours and in our darkest nights. Though I may not be very musical, Thank You that my humming, or singing, lifts me into Your presence of blessing, and I receive the proper perspective I need during the distressing, depressing time. AMEN!