In the days of the Old Testament, the people of GOD came before HIM with chants,and shouts. They paraded in the Presence of the MOST HIGH with all kinds of instruments, flutes,lyres,harps, drums, trumpets, cymbals, and tambourines.
This included rhythmic movements --- the lyrics of praise called for both verbal and body language. Championing the cause of GOD can't be accomplished by offering passive approval for what GOD has done.
If you've ever been to a championship college football game, you've felt the electricity of emotion. When the clock has elapsed and one team has won, the band lets loose with the school's fight song. The cheer leading squad bids all spectators to become participants in the victory celebration.
Although our worship celebration are more controlled and less noisy than the frenzy of a football game, we have much to learn from these occasions. Lifting up the LORD requires more than lifting up a hymn book. Let your singing be like joyful shouts to your LORD!
Psalm 150:3-5 King James Version (KJV)
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Prayer
Spend time imagining yourself in a setting where Psalms 150 is being acted out. Ask the LORD to help you sing with great joy, lifting up and glorifying HIM.
doxology
[ dok-sol-uh-jee ]
noun, plural dox·ol·o·gies.
a hymn or form of words containing an ascription of praise to God.
the Doxology, the metrical formula beginning “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.”
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