David wrote more than 70 divinely-inspired psalms that directly spoke to the highs and lows he experienced as a man. This points to a vital truth—that God, in His kindness, has given us songs for every aspect of our life journey. Here are key singing lessons to draw from this truth. First, sing with your whole heart (Zeph. 3:14). Second, sing to be changed. Third, sing to do battle (Num. 21; Ps. 59; 104). Fourth, sing in every season of life. Fifth, sing to impact people around you (Ps. 95). Sixth, sing the Psalms. Seventh, sing songs of lamentation. And, eighth, sing manly songs as men. In all this, present your bodies as a living sacrifice as you sing praise to God (Rom. 12:1; Ps. 100:2).  

 

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We're elaborating on Romans 12. One, which speaks of presenting your body's living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. And what that has to do with singing. God has given songs for the journey. As you make your way through this wilderness wasteland, you should have the right songs to carry you through.

David said in Psalm 119, 54, your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. And you have all kinds of stories of this happening in the Bible. Paul and Silas singing in the Philippian jail, Miriam, after rescue from the Egyptian army in Exodus 15. David writes a song when he is fleeing into a cave in Psalm 57 and in Psalm 142, he wrote a song in the cave of Adulam. So there are songs for every season in life.

So I would like to give you some singing lessons. Several singing lessons from heaven. The first lesson is sing with your whole heart. Zephaniah 3 14. The second lesson, sing to be changed.

Luther called music the governess of the feelings of the human heart and God uses songs to change you. Third lesson, Sing to do battle. Lots of battle songs in the Bible. Psalm 59, Psalm 104, Numbers 21. God gave his people songs when they were going into battle and coming out of battle.

The next lesson, sing to impact people around you. Psalm 95, singing is infectious. We sing and the hearers get the infection and they might start singing the song as well. The sixth lesson, sing the Psalms. God gave us songs that cover every human emotion.

The Psalms are the hymn book of the church. Scott Anial says, there's a Psalm for every feeling you will ever have, every difficulty you will ever face. That is so true. Seventh lesson, sing songs of lamentation. We often need to sing out of our troubles and out of our trials.

A lot of the newer songs don't bring us into lamentation, but God would have us to do that through the Psalms. Eighth lesson, sing you men. Why, why am I isolating men? In the Bible, men sing. Moses sang, David sang, Isaiah sang.

They wrote songs. Few years ago, there was this article I wrote, men want macho hymns and fewer flowers and less dancing in church. And the message of that article was, men want strong songs that declare truth. They don't want girly songs. I'm quoting from the article.

Now, songs are so helpful because they carry you through every season of your life. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. Scripture applied as a production of Church and Family Life. Visit churchandfamilylife.com for more resources.