Our Singing God

Good Shepherd Community Church

We are familar with the frequent exhortations to believers to sing to God. It is a command of Scripture. An example is Psalm 92: 1-5 It is good to praise Yahweh,to sing praise to Your name, Most High,to declare Your faithful love in the morningand Your faithfulness at night,with a ten-stringed harp and the music of a lyre. For You have made me rejoice, Lord, by what You have done;I will shout for joy because of the works of Your hands.5 How magnificent are Your works, Yahweh, how profound Your thoughts!You may find it a refreshing revelation that our God sings over the works of his almighty saving hand. Zephaniah 3:17Yahweh your God is among you, a warrior who saves.He will rejoice over you with gladness.He will bring you quietness with His love.He will delight in you with shouts of joy."In the days of his earthly ministry Jesus, the Word made flesh sang with his disciples. Mark 14:26 And after they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. The psalm hymn is Psalm 118.In his ascension our Lord Jesus is the our great high priest who presents our praises with own to God the Father! Romans 15:8 For I say, Christ has become a servant of the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, just as it is written,"Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name."10 And again it says,"Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people."11 And again,"Praise the Lord, all the Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him."12 And again Isaiah says,"The root of Jesse will come, even the one who rises to r