Oh come, let us sing to the LORD!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
For the LORD is the great God,
And the great King above all gods.
Psalms 95:1-3

What does the word psalm mean? Growing up it may have just been another book of the Bible, and, as we got older it may have been to us something that David wrote.  But a psalm is more than the description of something—it is a powerful song of significance.  It is a tribute, a praise, a thank You.

The impact of music in our lives and in the lives of those around us is immeasurable at times; remember how it felt to have a song dedicated to you, or even a song written for you?  Remember how that song was a tangible act of love from that person?  Why would our expression of love to God be any different?

*Sing to the Lord*
*Shout joyfully to Him with psalms*
*Shout joyfully to the Rock*

For all that the Lord has done for us, even on our bad days, we need to shout our thanks to Him.  Like the harpist at my job said, “Every day is good because we were woken up, some days may be better but every day is good.”  Even on our less than better days the One Who gave us breath deserves a song of praise.

I like to embarrass my kids and sing and dance in the car.  I do this for a laugh and to connect with my children. But there are times I need to put the praise cd in and do the same for Christ.  I need to sing and shout praises of thanks up to my Heavenly Father so I can enter into His Presence.

Let’s focus on using music and praise to show our tangible expression of our love for God. Let us shout joyfully to the Lord because He is a great God!

* * * * *

Dear Heavenly Father, You call for us to glorify You with song. We desire to sing Your praises.  Lord, help us to find that song in our hearts to praise Your name and the holy boldness to sing our thanks.  In Jesus name we pray.  Amen.