HOW CAN WE SING HERE? Song stealer?
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
Our enemy is out to steal our song and your singing ability. Watch the news and try to sing? MAY WE BE ENCOURAGED AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS AND SING… God is going to do something new, get ready for it. Moses is gone. Joshua is taking the reigns…
Joshua 1:2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 3:5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
CAN WE SING TODAY? DON’T LISTEN TO THE CAPTIVES HEART? 600 MILES FROM HOME, BY FOOT? THE PAGANS ARE NOT SUGGESTING WE SING… THEY ARE DEMANDING WE SING. DOES GOD’S SONG WORK IN DISTRESS, DEPRESSION AND AFFLICTION?
God’s people were murmuring and complaining, they were insulted by this request. WEEPING WILLOWS?
WOE IS ME! WE ARE INSULTED BY YOUR DEMANDS. Do we recon we can feel the spirit in this mess? We do not feel any hope or joy here? We know the Lord’s songs work in Jerusalem, but we are in the middle of paganism. We understand praise and worship. Is this a proper place and a proper sitting to sing sacred songs? We are miserable our situation is terrible. I think singing songs of God’s mercies are for the “GOOD TIMES?” How can we celebrate, we should be in mouring… GOD’S SONGS WORK ANYWHERE!
Psalm 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
REMEMBER THIS IS NOT HOME HERE… WE ARE BUT PILGRIMS, STRANGERS, LIFE IS A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT.
Psalm 137:1 (MSG) Alongside Babylon's rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion. 2 Alongside the quaking aspens we stacked our unplayed harps; 3 That's where our captors demanded songs, sarcastic and mocking: "Sing us a happy Zion song!" 4 Oh, how could we ever sing GOD's song in this wasteland? 5 If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves.
Psalm 137:1 (NLT2) Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem. 2 We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees. 3 For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: “Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!” 4 But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a pagan land? 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
PSALMS 137: 1 (Passion) Along the banks of Babylon’s rivers we sat as exiles, mourning our captivity, and wept with great love for Zion. 2Our music and mirth were no longer heard, only sadness. We hung up our harps on the willow trees. 3. Our captors tormented us, saying make music for us and sing one of your happy Zion-songs! 4 But how could we sing the song of the Lord in this foreign wilderness? 5 May my hands never make music again if I ever forget you, O Jerusalem.
WE MUST NEVER ALLOW ANYTHING TO STEAL OUR MUSIC OR OUR SONG.
Lamentations 5:14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick. 15The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
GOD CREATED THIS WORLD, WE GO UP AND DOWN…ANGELS SING ANYWAY? DO WE SING?
Job 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
OUR SONGS CHANGE--- FROM HAPPY TO SAD, SAD TO HAPPY…THE SONGS IN GENESIS CHANGE FROM BLESSED TO CURSE… FROM CURSED TO BLESSED…
Adam and Eve disobey and the curse comes… but God has a plan… A NEW SONG OF HOPE… bruised head, BRUISED HEEL. VICTORY’S SONG WILL STILL BE SANG. God’s mercy brings RESTORATION and REDEMPTION.
Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
THERE WAS MANY SAD SONGS OF SLAVERY OF ABUSE IN EGYPT… LIFE WAS HARSH AND BITTER BUT MOSES DID NOT SING OF THE TERRIBLE PAST… MOSES SANG ABOUT THE GLORIOUS GOD THAT DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE.
Exodus 15:1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
MY FRIEND, GOD’S SONG OF VICTORY CAN BE SUNG IN THE 3 DAYS OF THE DARK BELLY OF A GREAT FISH AND SEAWEED. GOD’S SONG WORKS WELL IN THE CRISIS OF DISOBEDIENCE.
Jonah 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
EVERY LIVING HUMAN BEING NEEDS EDIFICATION AND COMFORT. WE HAVE GOOD NEWS YOU CAN USE IF YOU CHOSE. MY HEART CAN SING OF GOD’S TENDER MERCIES, WAIT, EXPECT… LORD TEACH US TO SING WHILE WE PATIENTLY WAIT. SING O, HOPE OF RENEWAL.
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
LISTEN, CAN WE HEAR ANGELS SING GLORY TO GOD, PEACE… NOT FEAR, NOT WORRY… THE SONG TRUSTED GOD’S PLAN... WHILE THE WORLD IS A TERRIBLE MESS OF WAR, STRIFE, DOOM… THERE IS A RECONCILING --- LIFE’S ETERNAL PLAN IS ABOUT GOD…
Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
GOD’S SONG IS GOOD AT CHURCH… GOD’S SONG IS GOOD AT HOME… BUT JAIL HOUSE ROCK?
Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
CONCLUSION: GOD GIVES A SONG DURING THE NIGHT…BE PREPARED TO SING GOD HAS YOUR BACK.
Psalm 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 42:8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr… Kyfingers@aol.com (You can find ON YouTube.)
