Have you ever thought about how important music is to God?  The Bible is filled with examples of how His people sang His praises. God had the children of Israel use singing and musical instruments in a variety of ways – from a song of victory after crossing the Red Sea into freedom to Ezra reinstating choir worship after the Babylonian captivity. The longest book in Scripture, Psalms, is simply a book of songs. 

One of the most interesting examples of the power of singing praises is found in 2 Chronicles 20:20-23. The nation of Judah was under siege by the armies of Ammon and Moab. Jehoshaphat, the king, had singers lead his armies into battle. The exact moment they began to sing, their enemies began to kill each other off until all of Judah ’s enemies were dead. It didn’t happen because the people of Judah were such terrible singers! The enemy slaughtered each other because Jehoshaphat and his people were faithful to God! They led the battle with a song!

Another example of the power of singing is when Paul and Silas were in the Philippian jail. They had been beaten, put in the innermost dungeon, and their legs were bound with chains. Instead of complaining, they spent the night singing hymns to the Lord! You probably know the rest of the story. There was an earthquake, the doors flew open and their chains fell off! More importantly they led their jailer to Christ (Acts 16:22 -34). 

If you want to shake things up in your world, join us on the fifth Sunday of each month for a Singspiration. Sometimes there is a featured group and other times local talent. There are opportunities for individual as well as corporate participation. It is not a showcase for our talent, but an Offering of Praise for an Audience of One as we anticipate the manifest presence of God who inhabits the praises of his people. 

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise. Psalm 33:2-3 

Sing O heavens;
For the Lord has done it: 
Shout, you lower parts of the earth: 
Break forth into singing, you mountains, 
O forest and every tree therein. Isaiah 44:23

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3: 17