ORGANISED NOISE
Memorise: Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and
our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, the LORD hath done
great things for them. Psalm 126:2
READ: Psalm 126:1-3, Bible in one year: Joshua
13:8-15:63; Job 36:17-33
Human beings love to sing. We convey our inner
feelings to the outside would through songs. If lips, you will have an idea of
what is going on in their mind. A man that sings: “We shall overcome some day”,
may have just lost a battle. The man who sings: “Jehovah is your Name” is most
likely fighting a battle. Someone who sings: “Now that the battle is over, I am
more than a conqueror” has just won a battle. Music is nothing but ‘organised
lyrics’. It can also be organised noise. This is why God says, if you don’t
know how to sing very well, you can still make a joyful noise (Psalm 98:4)
“And, behold, there cometh
one of the ruler of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell
at his feet, And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the
point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be
healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed
him, and thronged him.” Mark 5:22-24
Jairus was by all standards a great man, but he had a
problem. The only daughter he had was ill and was about to die. He ran to Jesus
Christ and implored Him greatly. He spent a lot of time singing the song of the
desperate, and Jesus had to fellow him home. To a reader of this devotional:
God will change your song of sorrow to a song of triumph in Jesus’ Name. Like
everyone else, Jairus was afraid of the shame that would follow if Jesus did
not intervene. He was afraid of loneliness. This might be your own fear too.
Jairus was desperate because he was fighting a battle that he dared not lose.
Yet, he knew he was fighting a battle he could not win.
What is that thing that the enemy has stolen which you
want back? It could be your health; it could be your joy or prosperity. You
will get it back in Jesus’ Name. The
sorrowful can be full of joy again. I believe the failures of the past can be
turned into success again. For every family that has been destitute, the tide
will turn in your favour. In 2 Kings 4:1-7, we have the story of a window who
was so poor and so heavily in debt, that creditors wanted to trade her sons.
God however stepped in, and the family became rich. If you begin to walk in the
fear of the Lord, you will always have good songs to sing.
Action Point
Spend quality time praising and worshipping God.
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