Sing Unto The Lord

Sing unto the Lord a new song.

How do you feel about making songs up? Today is a great day to start and it is so easy on top of that. Here is why we should be singing:

Ephesians 5:18b-20 New Living Translation (NLT)

Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, ¹⁹ singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves and making music to the Lord in your hearts. ²⁰ And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This afternoon I was singing a little didy in my head. It was something like “you’re so Great, holy, holy, holy, you are great.” The words could have been several different things. I find myself singing praise music and worship music and hymns when I am walking. (BTW I walk everywhere because I do not drive). Where does this come from? I do not know. What I do know is that I had forgotten that it is not just in the Psalms that we are encouraged to sing to the Lord but also here in Ephesians.

I stumbled on this passage today, in a devotional book, by Charles Stanley. He focused on a different part of the original passage he used (Ephesians 5:17-21). But I liked this passage. It is so easy for anyone to do. We just open our mouths and let praise come out. It doesn’t have to be a whole song. It can be just a few words over and over like mine today.

I made one such song up 20 years ago and I only remember a small part. Here it is:
Make me invisible
the opposite of all my goals.
Make me invisible
that they may see the Christ inside.

I encourage you to just let loose and sing in your head. Sing a praise. Sing anything that worships God. If you can’t come up with one on your own…start with one from a hymnal or the radio.

Until Next Time~
Blessings, Kate

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