Zephaniah 3. 17 The
Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice
over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you
with loud singing. – Zephaniah
This verse got me through the day. God sings. Can you
imagine? I mean the Ancient of Days singing?
I truly have a hard time thinking of that in my puny little mind. And not only
does God sing, He sings over us. And not only does He sing over us, He sings
over me. I’m taking that one to the bank.
God truly is in our midst, but what is more, He is in the
midst of me (okay, and you too). God
has chosen to dwell in the heart of man; each man’s heart. His residence is in
us by the Spirit He is. So, imagine the vulnerability and courage of God – He is
much closer than we think. And of all the things God could do, He sings over
His children. Old Zeph said God sings loudly
over us. That just blows my mind.
I’ve been in a coupla places a couple times when someone
has sung to me – it’s awkward and uncomfortable. At least for me. Cathy and I
were in a restaurant in Mexico once and a couple dude s came in and sang a song
to us. Where does one look when someone sings a song to them? At the singers? I
mean it was a love song. Does one look at the ceiling, the floor, their hands?
It’s awkward. Then he asked me to pay… all that awkwardness just evaporated… I
was thinking: I been had…
And how does God sing? Does He sing with a big booming
voice? Does He sing and look into our faces – into our hearts? Or does He just
sing truth over us? Does He just sing truth? I can identify with those
thoughts. (I think…) I’m glad there’s a voice in heaven singing loudly over me.
I don’t know if I heard the song today, but I sure heard the truth. It took the
sting out of today.
Sometimes, the truth is awkward. But sometimes, just
sometimes, awkward isn’t so bad. I still can quite wrap my head around the
truth of the Almighty belting one out: eternally. But in my mind today, I’m glad.
I needed to know that truth today.
Father, whatever
Your song sounds like, I’m glad You sing it. I’m glad You sing over the whole
family – I’m glad. Lord tune my ears to the truth. Lord sing. Thank You
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