Nothing Is Going To Take My Song

Then something very powerful happened. God heard them praying and singing, and he kicked his footstool and the earth started shaking, and that was the original jail house rock. And it shook the prison off it's foundation; it opened every prisoner's door, and every prisoner's bands fell off. Because somebody prayed and sang praises.

I'm going to say something here and I don't want to upset anybody, but I do want to help somebody.

Many times our praying is more in doubt and fear than in faith, especially when you're going through the fire, and your life or your livelihood is being threatened.

And many times, there is more faith in our song than there is in our prayer. Because our prayer is begging God for help, while our song is praising God for help, and praising God for deliverance.

That's what David meant when he said: you compass me round about with songs of deliverance. Not songs of discouragement. Not songs of frustration, aggravation, hopelessness. and despair. But songs of faith. Songs of brighter days. Songs of expectation. Songs that lift, and songs that pull me up.

I believe this is one of the greatest revelations in David’s life… You need a song in the night.

Maybe, right now as you are listening to this message you have lost your song. You’ve had the breath knocked out of you, and you don’t feel like you can ever sing again. But if you ask him, God will give you a new song.

He will give you a song of hope, and peace, and joy. And like Paul and Silas, in the darkest hour of your life, you can still pray? yes, of course, pray, I would never want to diminish the place prayer must hold in our lives. But also... sing.

Listen to one of my favorite verses in the Bible... "Sing O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord." Isa 54:1

This verse is an invocation to sing beyond your present circumstances. In other words... it is singing prophetically. Let your faith soar heavenward on the wings of a song.

Instead of looking at your barrenness, prophesy with your song that you will be fruitful, and productive, and even though you have been barren, you will pass up those who were already married and fruitful before you.

Instead of singing about empty cupboards, sing about the faithfulness of God. Why should I worry about the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, when by my faith I know… My God is more than enough.

Instead of grimly repeating the doctors report, sing… I am the God that healeth thee.

Do you see what I'm saying?

The song is my prophecy. Tremendous power is released through a prophetic song. Never trivialize this... You need a song.

Now we're going to drop in on David, the Praiser. David, the sweet psalmists of Israel.

"David, very possibly the author of the greatest praises that ever passed through human lips."

But in this chapter of Davids life, he is not in praise mode. In other words, he is not feeling a praise. In fact he is probably feeling like hanging his harp on the willow and never singing again.