John
Calahan
The passage you are looking
for is found in the Old Testament in Zephaniah 3:17.
“The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty
One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with
His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” (NKJV)
The Hebrew word for “singing” actually means “a ringing cry” with a sense of joy.
What a great verse! God
sings.
The Bible tells us that He
gave all of His creatures the ability to sing.
Job says the angels, who are
also called “stars” in Job, can sing.
“To what were its foundations fastened? Or who
laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of
God shouted for joy?”
(Job 38:6-7 NKJV)
The book of Revelation says
that some day in the future the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders who live around the throne will sing this song before God.
Now when He had taken the
scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before
the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the
prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open
its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of
every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and
priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.” (Revelation
5:8-10)
Those who survive the future
tribulation period will sing for joy over God’s victory.
And I saw what looked like a
sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been
victorious over the beast and his image and over the number of his name. They
held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and
the song of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God
Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages. Who will not fear you,
O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will
come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” (Revelation
15:2-4 NKJV)
It is interesting that Satan
and his demons, fallen angels, are never said to sing. That is the effect of
sin. Sin takes away our joy and leaves no desire to sing.
Conclusion:
We sing, the angels sing, and
God sings. God loves singing.
Did you notice that the songs
recorded in Revelation
5:8-10 and Revelation 15:2-4 are all songs of adoration to God?
They are directed to God and
not to ourselves. When we sing our words, thoughts and emotions should be
directed to Him.
Praise to Him!
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