Psalm 137:4, KJV: How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?
The writer of this psalm did not have what we have and who we have to stimulate us to sing while we find ourselves in a strange setting. However, rejoicing is not a feeling we have; it is an attitude we choose.
Do you want to be released, liberated, and made free? The more foreign the place, the louder your song should be.
Look at Paul and Silas: At midnight they prayed and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them (Acts 16:25).
I have learned this lesson. Flying from Toronto to New York with bolts of lightning and four tornado cones all about is a very foreign land. I began to sing loudly, “In the name of Jesus, I have the victory.” My late husband, a much better singer, joined me-so we had agreement. The devil didn’t notice the quality of our singing voices; all he heard was believers believing. We landed safely without incident or accident.
The world can and will sing when the winds of adversity aren’t blowing, when the rain has ceased to cause a flood, and the howls of the storm are no longer raging. But our glorious relationship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, our Helper, provides for us the ability to focus on what we see spiritually beyond what is physically visible.
What’s the point of having a treasure if we are going to live as paupers? The treasure of praise, prayer, and songs is given to us to comfort us in foreign lands. Foreign lands may not have been on our travel itineraries, but if we travel long enough and refuse to be limited, we most likely will find ourselves in some unfamiliar, unlikable places.
In foreign places where the devil is releasing his elite demons to destroy our morale and confidence in our Redeemer, we should make it our goal to absolutely confound him by singing our songs of Jesus and our heavenly homeland.
Today, choose to sing. While your location may not have changed, the Lord Jesus will give you the song to sing that will effect your sudden liberation. Stay steady with your song wherever you are. Help is on the way.
The writer of this psalm did not have what we have and who we have to stimulate us to sing while we find ourselves in a strange setting. However, rejoicing is not a feeling we have; it is an attitude we choose.
Do you want to be released, liberated, and made free? The more foreign the place, the louder your song should be.
Look at Paul and Silas: At midnight they prayed and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them (Acts 16:25).
I have learned this lesson. Flying from Toronto to New York with bolts of lightning and four tornado cones all about is a very foreign land. I began to sing loudly, “In the name of Jesus, I have the victory.” My late husband, a much better singer, joined me-so we had agreement. The devil didn’t notice the quality of our singing voices; all he heard was believers believing. We landed safely without incident or accident.
The world can and will sing when the winds of adversity aren’t blowing, when the rain has ceased to cause a flood, and the howls of the storm are no longer raging. But our glorious relationship with God through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, our Helper, provides for us the ability to focus on what we see spiritually beyond what is physically visible.
What’s the point of having a treasure if we are going to live as paupers? The treasure of praise, prayer, and songs is given to us to comfort us in foreign lands. Foreign lands may not have been on our travel itineraries, but if we travel long enough and refuse to be limited, we most likely will find ourselves in some unfamiliar, unlikable places.
In foreign places where the devil is releasing his elite demons to destroy our morale and confidence in our Redeemer, we should make it our goal to absolutely confound him by singing our songs of Jesus and our heavenly homeland.
Today, choose to sing. While your location may not have changed, the Lord Jesus will give you the song to sing that will effect your sudden liberation. Stay steady with your song wherever you are. Help is on the way.
