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OUR DAILY BREAD                 Wednesday, October 19, 1994
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READ: Psalm 147


               "SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT"

           Praise the Lord! For it is good
             to sing praises to our God.

                    - Psalm 147:1

I understand why I've never been asked to join a choir or
sing a solo. Musical talent is not one of my gifts. I
discovered this at 9 years of age when I was outside one day
singing lustily. My mother opened the door and asked, "Is
one of the calves sick? I think I just heard one."

My mother's words have never kept me from praising God in
song, however. And when I preach somewhere, I enthusiasti-
cally join in congregational singing (making sure, of
course, not to stand too close to the microphone).

God's great salvation fills me with gratitude, and one way
to express my joy is to sing about it. That's why I'm puz-
zled by people who say they are Christians but admit that
they seldom attend church services, almost never listen to
Christian music, and find singing hymns  and listening to
sermons boring. I can understand nonbelievers saying this
because they know neither God nor the joy of salvation. But
believers do!

Reflect often and deeply on the riches you have in Christ.
If you feel joyful, you will want to praise the Lord. And
even if you are a poor singer like me, you'll still say a
hearty "Amen" to the psalmist's words: "It is good to sing
praises to our God" (Ps. 147:1).

Author: - Herbert Vander Lugt

        I will sing of my Redeemer
        And His heavenly love to me;
        He from death to life hath brought me,
        Son of God, with Him to be.

        - Bliss

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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A heart in tune with God will sing His praise.

The Bible in One Year: Matthew 16-19


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