fruits of the spirit

Just thinking singing as a form of worship today...


 Psalm 95:6-7

(6) O come, let us worship and bow down,

let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

(7) For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture,

and the sheep of his hand.

O that today you would listen to his voice!

Rom 14:11 "For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.""

Psalm 47:1 "Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy."

Psalm 71:23 "My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have rescued."

Psalm 81:1 "Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob."

One of the big questions that always seems to occur in music ministry is what are people supposed to look like when singing?  Should they raise their hands? Should they sing loud? Should they close their eyes?  And well I just don't know.  According to these scriptures singing aloud, clapping your hands and bowing a knee are all things that are good and acceptable.  One thing that seems to be always present is that people are moved by God.  Now music is not worship!!!... I pray that everyday we would sing aloud to God our strength...bow our knee and confess Him as Lord...In our families, in our homes, in our cars, and we would sing aloud with everything we do.  As far as what it looks like in a music setting I know what a joy it can be to sing the truths and the promises of Who God is back to Him... Just as the Holy spirit pulls on a person and does not let Him dwell in a life of repeated sin... the Holy Spirit causes us to respond (not in any particular way) but respond...Maybe with a sweet spirit of praise...maybe with a raised hand and a shout...maybe with brokenness... When you spend time in prayer, and in God's word viewing His promises and His character I believe that one can't help but be moved to make much of Him... Again singing is not worship. But what a delight it is to come and sing His praises when we reflect on the truths in His word...and total grace He has given us.