The Psalms are a masterpiece of poetry to consider.
The way in which they inform and express, seek out and be assured by. Te entire gamut of the human experience touched on and put in the context of the God who created us and the world around us.
Like your music collection of the tracks of your life, Psalms can sweep you from euphoria to the depths of despair, sometimes in the same psalm. They are so informative to the state of the psalmist’s mind as they penned these song words.
Then something happens, which more than adds the cherry to the cake. For these words were designed to be put to music and the experiences we have even now of hymns or modern arrangements of some of those psalms hint at what more there is to the song words.
Paul’s riffing of lyrics in Philippians and Acts can be something that might trigger in the listener’s head the tune that the lyric came in and reinforce the truth that is there to be unearthed. Sometime a chance listen to the lyric in the song and a realisation of the truth and revelation of God in it, can not just stun the heart, but it can do work on the mind. It’s not just the lyric we remember, it’s not just the tune, we now get an intimate insight into the world of faith. We see what it means to embrace and absorb Him and focus on the One who sang the first song of creation and loves singing to His beloved.
This precious word of God is something so highly valued that once it is impressed in our heart by the power of the Holy Spirit, we can truly be animated by the power in that word. Animated to engage in suffering. Inspired to pour out our heart in times of woe. Motivated to pen the words of joy and thanksgiving at His faithfulness and His righteousness.
As music is such an powerful way to impress that word beyond the rational and into that which can touch all parts of our life, so life in our hearts and our minds are geared towards pleasing Him. And singing songs of love that are written and yet to be written of His amazing character and wonderful works to humanity.
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For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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