June 14

Psalm 134, 146-150
Solomon had just finished the temple, so it was now a time for worship in song and praise to God.  Many of our modern praise songs have come from these psalms.  It is truly a joyful time when God’s people lift up their voices in praise to our Lord.  I don’t really mean to be negative, but lately I have found that many Christians don’t really sing in our assemblies.  I wonder why.  Is the music too loud?  Are the songs not familiar?  Are they self-conscious?  I don’t know the answers.  However, I do know that at any time when God’s people lift up their voices in praise to Him, it is a joyful noise unto Him.  God loves to hear us sing.  It doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad.  He’s listening to the heart.  When our daughters were young, our youngest daughter, Brook, was very self-conscious, not believing that she had a good voice.  I was finally able to trick her into letting me record her singing a hymn.  I don’t need to tell you how precious that recording is to me.  I love to hear my children sing, simply because they are my children.  If I, being a mortal man, can find so much joy in my children singing, just imagine how much God enjoys hearing His children singing!  So, next time you’re at an assembly of the saints, sing out with all your heart, just as if you were singing to God, face-to-face, because you are!