TURN UP THE MURRRRRRSIC!

 YEA, though the earth may groan in trevail, as a woman in child labor, I will exalt the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who is God, and lift up the Son of Man. God is to be greatly feared in the eyes of His saints. After being born again, I couldn't listen to all types of music anymore. I am now fully convinced, especially after witnessing what happened to the Travis Scott concert (before being born again I went to one of his concerts... very interesting lol) that music has a direct impact on our behaviours...

For example, let's go to the Bible and lean on His understanding, not our own...

Topic: Music, Songs, Singing, Psaltrey, Hymns

^^Jesus says our problems are from within our hearts, and out of the mouth one confesses. That is why it is imperative to set a trap (spiritually speaking) over your mouth and to be careful with what you say. Not only will we have an account for all idle words spoken, but that there is power of life and death in the tongue and it is something no man can tame. Only by God's provision and the power of the Holy Spirit are we given fruits of self-control, temperance, and long-suffering. 

Let's talk about the power of music. We find the lesson in 1 Samuel, where Samuel takes a horn of oil and anoints David and he receives the Spirit of the Lord. Samuel was the son of Elkanah and a judge or prophet during the days of Saul and David. Samuel was the grandson of Issachar. 

Samuel - shemû'êl- "his name is El"

Saul- shâ'ûl- "desired"

David- dâvid- "Beloved"

1 Samuel 16:16 "Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well."

1 Samuel 16:23 "And it came to pass, when the evil spirit, from God, was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him."

^^Evil spirit departs and Saul is refreshed. That's very significant, and one can conclude also the reverse effect: if you are listening or singing something not well pleasing to the Lord, then it may welcome evil spirits. No joke, Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever which means NOTHING has changed and there is nothing new under the sun! :) 

SING: shῐyr- to sing

(1 Chronicles 16:9) "Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works."

(1 Chronicles 16:33) "Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth."

(Psalms 7:17) "I will praise the LORD, according to His righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high."

(Psalms 9:2) "I will be glad and LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings."

(Psalms 13:6) "I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."

(Psalms 30:4) "Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness."

(Psalms 30:12) "To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever."

(Psalms 33:3) "Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise."

(Psalms 47:6) "Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises."

(Psalms 47:7) "For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding."

(Psalms 51:14) "Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness."

(Psalms 57:7) "My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise."

(Psalms 59:16) "But I will sing of thy power, yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble."

(Psalms 61:8) "So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows." 

(Psalms 67:4) "O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah."

(Psalms 71:22) "I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel."

(Psalms 81:1-3) To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day."

(Psalms 92:1) "A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:"

(Psalms 95:1) "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation."

(Psalms 98:5) "Sing  unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm."

(Psalms 104:33) "I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being."

(Psalms 138:1) "A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee."

(Psalms 149:5) "Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds."

(Proverbs 29:6) "In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice."

(Isaiah 5:1) "Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyeard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:"

(Isaiah 12:5) "Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth."

(Isaiah 26:19) "Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall cast out the dead."

(Isaiah 52:9) "Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem."

(Jeremiah 20:13) "Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD, for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of the evildoers."

(Zephaniah 3:14) "Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem."

(Zecariah 2:10) "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD."

(Romans 15:9) "And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name."

(Hebrews 2:12) "Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee."

(Revelation 15:3) "And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of Saints."

Sing praises to God, with understanding. This means and shows that what you sing needs to be strategic.. almost like singing and praying simultaneously! I personally have found a ton of songs through Spotify Christian Rock and Alternative Christian music.. by knowing the word it's easier to shift through songs that aren't gloryfing God. 

At some point, one must move on from spiritual milk to meat. 

Praise God for all that He does for us, in and through us to glorify His most Holy name!

Turn up the music! 🎉🎇🎼🎵🎶📯