Music

Yesterday was a busy day that started early and ended late!  Piper was scheduled for another EEG test at 10:30 in the morning that required sleep deprivation beforehand.  So that necessitated us to go to bed late on Tuesday and get up before the chickens on Wednesday.  To further complicated matters, my Mom had fallen early on Tuesday morning and had broken her hip.  The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse during the afternoon and for awhile it was touch and go.  By evening she had stabilized somewhat but there still were concerns.  Needless to say, what little sleep I had that night did little to alleviate the feeling that I was not at the top of my game yesterday morning!

The most enjoyable moment of the day though, came during the early hours when we first arose before the sun peeked over the horizon.  After helping my wife to get ready, I opened the blinds on the large window in the bedroom and stood still breathing in the fresh cool air, gazed at the darkened walkways that meander around our community lit only by the tiny lights along the paths and absorbed the quiet solitude that filled the air.  After a few moments I detected the sound of music emanating from one of my neighbor’s open windows.  It was soft enough that I couldn’t pick out the song, but just seemed to fit in perfectly with atmosphere that prevailed around us.

As I stood there lost in the moment, I began to think about music and all that it adds to our lives.  Music has many sides to it.  It comforts, it encourages, it stimulates, and evokes the emotions like no other source that I know.  Music is a carrier of God’s anointing.  When the right songs are played at the right time, it has the power to carry one right into the presence of God.  The Old Testament Prophet Elisha knew the importance of music as he instructed his attendant to “get someone to play some music.”  He was aware what would occur for it is recorded that “While the musician was playing, the Lord’s power came over Elisha.”  (2 Kings 3:15 God’s Word ©)

I mentioned in Tuesday’s post (8/14/12 – “Piper”) how music has always held an important place in my wife’s and my relationship.  It has been a passion for us that was passed on to our children and is now being passed on to our grand children as well.  I believe that music is also a passion to our heavenly Father.  Praises to Him are continually being sung to Him in the heavens.  The Apostle John recorded what he saw and heard during his vision of heaven saying:  “I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth and on the sea.  Every creature in those places was singing ‘To the one who sits on the throne and to the lamb be praise, honor, glory and power forever.’”  (Revelation 5:13 God’s Word ©)

That particular verse tells of a future time when all the voices of those of us on the earth, as well as the inhabitants of the places under the earth will join the heavenly choir singing praise unto Him.  The Psalmist encourages us to join in right now by making music to Him in our daily existence.  Psalm 47:6-7 says to:

“Make music to praise God.

 Play music for Him!

 Make music to praise our king.

 Play music for Him!

 God is the king of the whole earth.

 Make your best music for Him!”  (God’s Word ©)

Do you make music continually unto Him?  Is your life lived as a continual song to His glory and praise?  Think about that when you get up in the morning.  Think about that when you open up the blinds and look outside at the freshness of the new day.  Consider the tune you are playing with your family, on the job and when you return home after a long hard day.  And then listen to the music inside when you retire for the night.

The first verse of Psalm 47 tells us to “Clap your hands all you people.  Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.”  (God’s Word ©)  Is that the sound you hear when you listen to yourself?  Have a great day.  Stay in TUNE to His Word and keep asking yourself… “What am I expecting TO HEAR today?”