There is a song in my heart. It does not matter what occurs in life, my heart is filled with a song. God is so good. One night, I stood in the cool autumn air grilling a delicious dinner. The sun had long hidden beneath the horizon. I gazed at the many stars twinkling like a blanket of Christmas lights decorating the Midwestern sky. My heart began to sing. “God is so good, God is so good, God is so good, He’s so good me”. His creation sings its song along with me. The slight breeze rustling through the crisp brittle leaves splashed with color hanging to the branches with its last strength prolonging the inevitable bringing a sound like a thousand applause carried across the harvested fields of the Midwestern plain. God is so good. The birds in the trees resting for the night before continuing their long flight southward lifting its song sung since the beginning of creation like a majestic choir, its melody carried along that same breeze soars into the highest heavens. God is so good. As we ponder and reflect upon God’s goodness, our hearts should be filled with a song of freedom. Once shackled by the heavy burden of sin, our soul, our hearts, our guilt, our conscience have all been set free by his redeeming blood shed on the cross of Calvary motivated by His undeserved love for us. Endowed with the promise of eternal life, no longer are we under the bondage of fear. God is so good. Our songs should be a song of fortitude. John Newton wrote “Through many dangers toils and snares, I have already come. Twas grace that brought me safe thus far, that Grace will lead me home”. As the days have passed in the years of our lives, so also have the difficulties come and gone. Through it all, we have never faltered nor did we quit. Our journey continues until our time is done. The beaten body of Paul in the dreary dark prison of Philippi still managed to muster up a song in the darkest of night. A life was changed. Job in the midst of his troubles says, “But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;”. (Job 35:10). God is so good. Our worship should not be just one day out of the week, but everyday. Lift your praises to Him. By the grace of God, we are what we are today. Only He can give you the song. When the sun shines, he gives you the song. When the winds blow, He gives you the song. When the dark clouds roll, thrust yourself into the secure arms of God and let Him give you the song. He has brought you safe this far, He will take you even further. God is so good. Psalm 96:8 -Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. You are not a victim. You are a victor. In him is victory. Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will[a] have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33). Why are you fighting the battles? Let him fight it, you just sing the song. God is so good. Worship him, because of His grace and His majesty. Worship him because of His power and His knowledge. Do not contain the song within you, but let it flow from within. Let the world know of His goodness in your life. Sing. Let your heart’s song be heard in the valleys and on the mountaintops telling others what goodness has been wrought in your life. Stand on the sandy ocean shores and sing across the waves the glory and the honor of God. Albert Barnes said, “Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.” Praise is merely a preparation of us for what is to come. The moment in eternity when into the far reaches beyond time, when time is no more, we shall still find ourselves at the marvelous throne of God still singing our praises. Sing. God is so good. Our testimony is our song. God is our subject. The world is our audience. Let Psalm 96 be our standard of worship, not today only, but everyday.
O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. - Psalm 96:1
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