| “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord…” |
| —Psalm 95:1a |
Supposedly not everyone has musical ability. Yet every morning, or every evening, hundreds of thousands of people break into song as they stand beneath the cascading water from their showers. Even if you don’t feel comfortable singing in public, chances are you still occasionally sing in the shower.
My dear wife taught music in the public schools for over 30 years. Trained in Music Education at an exceptionally fine college—now university—and energized a bit later in her career by learning the Kodály Method of teaching children music through singing, she maintains that anyone can learn to sing. So, if you think you can’t sing, just know that you can learn how to sing.
Singing seems a very natural and enjoyable way of expressing our greatest joys. Is it no wonder, then, that the Psalmist wrote these words in Psalm 95:1-2:
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
As we begin another day, let’s take time to tell God in song, or with a shout, how much we appreciate all that He has done for us. We actually can and should extol the Lord with music and song. Will you join me?
Based on a blog originally posted on Monday, November 21, 2016
