Zephaniah 3:17 says how God will take great delight in Israel—that He will quiet them with His love and will rejoice over them with singing. The first time I ever heard this statement I was comforted by God’s tremendous love and tenderness. It was only recently however, that I began to consider the imagery of this verse and the thought that God sings. I’ve imaged the sight and sound of angels singing or the saints around His throne worshipping, but never, ever considered that the King, the Lord God Almighty, also sings! Somehow I just always thought of His children offering their songs of praise to Him and did not consider that God is the One who gave us our voices and the creativity of music and that maybe He too, likes to sing. Then I began to explore what it might sound like. Would the God of the universe only have one heavenly sound? Does He have a favorite genre? Would His sweet melody sound like an entire orchestra? I wonder if God whistles too! Considering the vastness of God, I would venture to say He never sings the same song twice.
When I think of a parent singing over a child, I generally revert to a scene of a mother humming sweet lullabies over her baby as he drifts off to sleep. When our heavenly Father rejoices over us, it paints a very different picture—one of joy and celebration; the idea that we are fully awake. So is it possible for us to hear this heavenly chorus? God says that His sheep know the sound of the Good Shepherd’s voice. We can and do hear His voice all the time, so is it too much to expect that we can hear His singing too?
Recently I have been learning that in order to walk in the fullness of God’s perfect “agape” love, it needs to come by His Spirit, not through our own strength. As we yield to His will, we experience Him working through us. I am beginning to think that perhaps our worship follows this same principle. As we show the desire to praise and worship, yield to the creative hand of His Spirit and engage in the music, we can ascend to new heights. We are often praying for a new sound to come forth from heaven—prophetic songs and worship that raise the water level of the Spirit. As we open our mouth to sing and we posture ourselves to hear the Spirit’s song, every note that we play will harmonize with heaven to create a new sound before the throne, worshipping the King.
How amazing is it that our Heaven Father, to whom all praise and worship is due, would choose to sing a song over us? I don’t know about you, but it makes me want to sing to Him even more!
When I think of a parent singing over a child, I generally revert to a scene of a mother humming sweet lullabies over her baby as he drifts off to sleep. When our heavenly Father rejoices over us, it paints a very different picture—one of joy and celebration; the idea that we are fully awake. So is it possible for us to hear this heavenly chorus? God says that His sheep know the sound of the Good Shepherd’s voice. We can and do hear His voice all the time, so is it too much to expect that we can hear His singing too?
Recently I have been learning that in order to walk in the fullness of God’s perfect “agape” love, it needs to come by His Spirit, not through our own strength. As we yield to His will, we experience Him working through us. I am beginning to think that perhaps our worship follows this same principle. As we show the desire to praise and worship, yield to the creative hand of His Spirit and engage in the music, we can ascend to new heights. We are often praying for a new sound to come forth from heaven—prophetic songs and worship that raise the water level of the Spirit. As we open our mouth to sing and we posture ourselves to hear the Spirit’s song, every note that we play will harmonize with heaven to create a new sound before the throne, worshipping the King.
How amazing is it that our Heaven Father, to whom all praise and worship is due, would choose to sing a song over us? I don’t know about you, but it makes me want to sing to Him even more!
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