Sometimes there is just the need to sing, to shout out our joy. You see it in kids all the time. Watching the kids in the daycare, all of a sudden one of them will begin to sing and jump around for no reason whatever, just happy.
When we come into the presence of the Lord, we are coming into the presence of one who loves us and has done so much for us.
When we do that, there is a combination of things that go on in our hearts. On the one hand, we are in the presence of God, the Almighty, El Shaddai, maker of heavens and earth. I mean, we are in the presence of One who is so far above us that it is unimaginable.
On the other hand, we are in the presence of one who loves us, who cares for us and has our best interests at heart. It makes for an almost confusion.
The song, I Can Only Imagine, summed it up.
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in honor of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
We stand before him now on this earth and, as I said, on the one hand we are in awe of him, on the other, he is our Friend. What do we do?
We do what our kids do when they are with us and they are happy, comfortable in our presence. They sing and skip around and stuff. If they love us, they are simply happy to be around us.
We sing, we shout, we dance, we do all the stuff that makes him happy and lets him know that we love him and are his people, his children.
When I am with Ella, I always let her know I love her and appreciate her. Even though she is not able to do all the things she used to be able to do, I still love her. And any husband that doesn’t remind his wife that he loves and appreciates her will lose her.
The same with us. We do not lose God easily, but if we ignore him, sooner or later he will go away. And that would be tragic.
Sing to and praise the Lord. The Lord is good and worthy to be praised. That is why we come to him and sing his praises. He is our God and we will ever serve him.
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