I hope you’re enjoying our study on music. It’s definitely not an exhaustive study but I hope that you as a musician are encouraged and challenged to use music to glorify and praise God. We’ve talked about the fact that God created music for us to glorify Him and declare His worth. He also gave us music to encourage and exhort one another. Job 35:10 tells us that God gives us songs in the night. Have you ever thought that God uses music to encourage you? He sends a song your way, just when you need to hear it.
We have a Christian radio station in our area. There have been numerous times that I have turned it on and there’s a song playing that speaks directly to what I’m experiencing. The Holy Spirit uses it and speaks to me through it. He sends songs to encourage, to exhort, to convict and to spur us on to do what we need to do. He gives songs to us to praise Him and worship Him.
Exodus 15:2 says “The Lord is my strength and my song.” God not only gives us songs; He is our song! Because of His great and precious promises, because of who He is and all that He does – He is our song! Exodus 15 goes on to say “Who among the gods is like You, O Lord? Who is like you – majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” I don’t know about you but that makes me want to shout Hallelujah! God is our song!
“Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all of my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.” Psalm 146:1,2.
There are so many great songs available that praise the Lord and declare His worth. Check out How Can I Keep from Singing by Chris Tomlin – a great song that expresses this truth we’ve been talking about. In light of who God is, how can we keep from singing His praise, no matter what the circumstances are in our life? This song is written as a solo but has beautiful harmonies. The worship team I work with does this song with one lead singer and then harmony is added on the chorus.
We’ve also done How Great is our God by Chris Tomlin and Indescribable by Chris Tomlin. These are powerful worship songs, written as solos but with beautiful harmonies for a group. If you want all of these songs plus more then get the Best Of: Chris Tomlin. Take the time to listen to these songs and worship the Lord Jesus, who created song for His honor and glory, and who gives us songs in the night. He is our song!
Other Posts in this Series
God Created Music
God Sings
God Inhabits Our Praise
Music is the Language of the Soul
He is Our Song
Sing His Word
The Reason We Sing
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