Just Sing!
I like to sing. Sometimes I sing in the shower. When one of my favorite songs comes on the radio, I sing with it. If I’m watching a movie at home and a good song comes on, I sometimes find myself singing it. Even if you don’t consider yourself a good singer, I’m pretty sure you still want to sing. I think God put the desire to sing in all of us.
The Bible records many instances where people sang and wrote songs. Of course, the Psalms were actually written to be sung. Shortly after the birth of Jesus, the angels sang, and the local shepherds were treated to some of the finest singing they had ever heard. Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn right before Jesus faced the crucifixion. He knew the disciples were in for a rough night, so He led them in a song. Just like laughing is good for the soul, so is singing. So why am I making a case for singing?
A couple of weeks ago, our Sunday morning service was under way. Our worship team started with a great song—and two people were in the audience. Over the next 15–20 minutes, a small crowd filled in, but most of them missed singing with the worship team. Our worship team, led by Spencer Elliott, spends hours every week preparing to lead our church in songs that honor and glorify God. Recently, Spencer told me, “It’s hard to lead when two people are sitting in the audience and you have a full band ready to lead a congregation.”
Singing is as important in our service as the sermon or any other part of worship. Singing prepares our hearts to hear what God wants to say to us. Maybe you didn’t grow up singing in church—or, for that matter, singing anywhere. Singing is humbling. But God asks us to humble ourselves before Him, and in return, He lifts us up. How is it that we can go to a concert and sing at the top of our lungs when our favorite band plays our favorite song, but then barely muster a tune on Sunday morning when we’re singing to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords? I think God deserves better than that.
I want to encourage you to come to our service on time (in case you forgot, Sunday morning service starts at 10 a.m.) so that you can receive what God has for you. Singing is exponential—two people singing equals two people singing, but twenty people singing feels like double or triple that. The energy goes way up, and everyone feels more encouraged to sing. God doesn’t care about the quality of your voice. He said, “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” It doesn’t have to be in perfect harmony or pitch—just sing!
I look forward to seeing you on time at our next Sunday morning worship service so that we can all sing together and glorify God.
Just sing!
Steve