The Importance of Godly Music
Have you ever thought about the importance of godly music to God? The Bible is filled with examples of believers in the Living God singing His praises. So why don't we do the same?
It would be reasonable to do a quick overview and see how believers in Scripture treated singing and godly music.
There are numerous examples of God instructing Children of Israel to use singing and musical instruments—from their song of victory after crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 15:1) to Ezra reinstating choir worship after the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 3:10). David—who was chosen by God to be in the line of Christ—was also God's songwriter. The longest book in Scripture, Psalms, is a book of songs. Singers were truly a vital part of worship throughout Scripture.
The Bible also teaches us that praising God must be done audibly – speaking, shouting, or singing. We cannot, and should not, be silent when we praise the Lord. There is power in His praise.
The Bible is filled with various examples God’s people singing His praises. But to me, the most interesting example of the power of singing was when the nation of Judah was under siege by the armies of Ammon and Moab.
King Jehoshaphat instructed the singers to lead his armies into battle (2 Chron. 20:20-23). Can you believe how stupid that was? How would you feel if you were in the choir? That's like our President getting on the radio and asking Christian churches to have their choirs sing toward the Mideast because Iran or some other nation declared war on us.
But Jehoshaphat obeyed God and had the choir march in front of his army. The Bible tells us that at the exact moment the choir began to sing, their enemies began to kill each other until all of Judah's enemies were dead. Now, this didn't happen because the people of Judah had awful voices. The enemy slaughtered each other because Jehoshaphat and his people were faithful to God! Is that hot or what?
A similar example of the power of God through singing is when Paul and Silas were in the Philippian jail. They had been beaten, put in the innermost dungeon, and their legs were bound with chains. Instead of complaining they weren't being treated fairly, they spent the night singing hymns to the Lord.
You know the story. There was an earthquake, the doors flew open and their chains fell off. More importantly, Paul and Silas led their jailer to Christ (Acts 16:22-34). Did all this happen because they were singing? No one knows for sure. But you can be certain nothing would have happened if they sat on their hands complaining. There truly is power in godly singing!
What can we learn from these examples?
In Ephesians 6, Paul encourages us to put on the whole armor of God. The sword is the Word of God in our spiritual armor. Note that the Greek for "word" in this passage (Eph. 6:17) is rhema, which is usually translated as the spoken Word of God. The implication is in the spiritual warfare of life, we should do more than merely read God's Word. We should verbalize it out loud. An excellent way to verbalize God’s Word is to sing it. This could be the reason God's enemies fled and/or killed each other when God’s people sang His praises.
May I ask you a simple but pointed question? Do you sing at your enemies? No? Why not?
• Do you have the "enemy" of worry? Then why not sing songs of faith?
• Do you have the "enemy" of fear? Then why not sing songs of hope?
• Do you have the "enemy" of stress? Then why not sing songs of peace?
Is it magic? Extra-biblical? Hocus-pocus? No. It's simply what the people of God have done since the beginning of time.
Throughout the ages, godly music has been very important to God and Jehoshaphat and David and Paul and His people.
Why isn't godly music more important to Christians today?
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It would be reasonable to do a quick overview and see how believers in Scripture treated singing and godly music.
There are numerous examples of God instructing Children of Israel to use singing and musical instruments—from their song of victory after crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 15:1) to Ezra reinstating choir worship after the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 3:10). David—who was chosen by God to be in the line of Christ—was also God's songwriter. The longest book in Scripture, Psalms, is a book of songs. Singers were truly a vital part of worship throughout Scripture.
The Bible also teaches us that praising God must be done audibly – speaking, shouting, or singing. We cannot, and should not, be silent when we praise the Lord. There is power in His praise.
The Bible is filled with various examples God’s people singing His praises. But to me, the most interesting example of the power of singing was when the nation of Judah was under siege by the armies of Ammon and Moab.
King Jehoshaphat instructed the singers to lead his armies into battle (2 Chron. 20:20-23). Can you believe how stupid that was? How would you feel if you were in the choir? That's like our President getting on the radio and asking Christian churches to have their choirs sing toward the Mideast because Iran or some other nation declared war on us.
But Jehoshaphat obeyed God and had the choir march in front of his army. The Bible tells us that at the exact moment the choir began to sing, their enemies began to kill each other until all of Judah's enemies were dead. Now, this didn't happen because the people of Judah had awful voices. The enemy slaughtered each other because Jehoshaphat and his people were faithful to God! Is that hot or what?
A similar example of the power of God through singing is when Paul and Silas were in the Philippian jail. They had been beaten, put in the innermost dungeon, and their legs were bound with chains. Instead of complaining they weren't being treated fairly, they spent the night singing hymns to the Lord.
You know the story. There was an earthquake, the doors flew open and their chains fell off. More importantly, Paul and Silas led their jailer to Christ (Acts 16:22-34). Did all this happen because they were singing? No one knows for sure. But you can be certain nothing would have happened if they sat on their hands complaining. There truly is power in godly singing!
What can we learn from these examples?
In Ephesians 6, Paul encourages us to put on the whole armor of God. The sword is the Word of God in our spiritual armor. Note that the Greek for "word" in this passage (Eph. 6:17) is rhema, which is usually translated as the spoken Word of God. The implication is in the spiritual warfare of life, we should do more than merely read God's Word. We should verbalize it out loud. An excellent way to verbalize God’s Word is to sing it. This could be the reason God's enemies fled and/or killed each other when God’s people sang His praises.
May I ask you a simple but pointed question? Do you sing at your enemies? No? Why not?
• Do you have the "enemy" of worry? Then why not sing songs of faith?
• Do you have the "enemy" of fear? Then why not sing songs of hope?
• Do you have the "enemy" of stress? Then why not sing songs of peace?
Is it magic? Extra-biblical? Hocus-pocus? No. It's simply what the people of God have done since the beginning of time.
Throughout the ages, godly music has been very important to God and Jehoshaphat and David and Paul and His people.
Why isn't godly music more important to Christians today?
http://www.almenconi.com/#tab=Articles&art=23
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