A Daily Devotional by Bishop David
God: My Song
Sunday, 1 December
Memory Verse: But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night. Job 35:10
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Psalm 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
MORE LESSON: Exodus 15:1-2 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
A “song” can mean many different things in the now, today, in the past, or the future. Songs tell stories of the past, present and the future. God is the Author and Giver of every song we sing (Job 35:10, Exodus 40:3). The expression, “The Lord is my song” literally means in Hebrew: “You are the subject of every song I sing.” When God is everything to you, He becomes your song. The psalms are words of praise, exhortation and glorification of God encoded in songs. Every song tells a story of the acts of God or people's experiences and encounters with God. A song can tell or define a man's heart condition based on what he/she has gone through in life, as expressed in the wordings of the song. Here are a few examples of hymns sung as a result of people experiences and encounters.
1. IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL is a hymn written by hymn-writer Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. Spafford wrote the song after his four daughters died when the S.S. Ville Du Havre sank.
2. AMAZING GRACE: the lyrics were inspired after John Newton's experience of receiving God's grace and mercy despite the terrible things he had done. Prior to his salvation and ordination as a minister, he participated in the Atlantic slave trade and captained a slave ship.
3. THE GREAT PHYSICIAN: this song offers praise to Christ as our spiritual physician and encourages sinners to come to Him for healing. "The Great Physician now is near, The sympathizing Jesus; He speaks the drooping heart to cheer: O hear the voice of Jesus." "Your many sins are all forgiven....”
4. MYFAITH HAS FOUND ARESTING PLACE: the song writer failed in business, his wife left him, his 5 children also abandoned him and creditors were pursuing him. He was frustrated and decided to go to a mountain to pray and die. Two angels paid him a visit and told him to go back home, then King George of England sent for him after learning of his woes. The king who needed an adviser thought that having learnt from his business failure, the man would be the best choice. Two chariots were sent to take him to the palace and his wife who ran away was sent as his cook. The police that were pursuing him became his servants and his children returned. He said, thereafter ‘My faith has found a resting place.”
I pray that whatever you are passing through right now, God will give you a song, in Jesus’ Name. God had given people songs in times past: God gave Israel a song (Exodus 15:1-2); He gave David a song (Psalm 40:3); He gave Sarah laughter (Genesis 21:1-6) and Hannah a song (1Samuel 2:1-2). It is your turn for God to give you a song.
Prayer/Action
* Pray that God will put a song in your mouth.
* Ask God, who is the Giver of songs, to replace the song of the enemy with a song of praise.
* Declare: “I know my Redeemer liveth” and He will put a new song in my mouth.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Hallelujah, I am in the number that made it to the last month of the year. I shall see the last day and beyond, in Jesus' mighty name.
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