Words to Treasure
My lips will shout with joy when I sing praise to you.
Psalm 71:23
The entire church was singing loudly, but Halley leaned over and listened to Jen sing. It was the strangest thing. Jen’s mouth was moving but she wasn’t actually making any sounds. Halley whispered, “Jen, why aren’t you singing?”
Jen whispered back, “I sing like a frog. Nobody wants to hear me sing. So I fake it.”
Halley whispered back, “Don’t be silly. God loves the way you sing.”
Jen thought about that for a moment. “Because he created frogs?”
Halley pointed to the lyrics on the screen up front, “No, because he loves you.”
When you sing a song at church, it isn’t supposed to be for some talent search on a television show. It’s supposed to be about letting God know how you feel about him. We write and sing songs to help us express our love for God. That’s called worship. God loves you, and he loves to hear your voice singing just to him in a very personal way. There’s nothing to worry about or be embarrassed about. Sing with an I’m-singing-right-to-God-and-I-don’t-care-who-hears-me kind of attitude. No lip-syncing with God.
People in Bible Times
In ancient Israel, people sang songs together at the temple. In fact, King David took time out from all his battles to help organize the temple choir and musicians. He loved to sing and play the lyre harp. He was a singing warrior king.