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Sing Praises to God!


But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge in the day of my distress.
Psalm 59:16 (NRSV)

Yesterday was Sunday, the day that I worship with my church family each week.  It is the day that we gather to pray, hear the word, celebrate sacraments, and sing.  There are so many things and reasons to sing about regarding our great God..

We can sing of God's might and for his great and mighty deeds.  Throughout history, God has manifested his might through Creation, the Flood, bringing Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and ultimately, through defeating Satan, sin, and death through Jesus' death on the cross and his resurrection!

We can sing of God's unending love that he shows us each and every day!  How else could we describe it that we are forgiven for our sins and that each new morning brings with it a clean slate with which we can serve God with our day?  God's love is steadfast towards us and that is another reason we sing praises to God.

Finally, in our days of distress, which are sadly unavoidable in this world infected and full of the effects of sin and death, God is our refuge and fortress.  God is the only one who can rescue us and bring us through those difficult times of life when life does not seem worth living anymore.  It would take many pages and words to describe just the times that God has been my refuge!

We have so many reasons to be singing praises to God.  We sing because of his might, his steadfast love, and that he is our fortress and refuge in our days of distress.  Take time today, even though it is not Sunday, and sing praises to God for who he is and for what he has done for not only you, but also for the world that we live in and the people who live in it.
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