Psalm 104: 33-34 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
But nuh must! What beautiful, empowering, encouraging words from my favourite poet, David. He certainly had an excellent way of talking about and communicating with His God. One can’t help but fall under its spell. He’s not afraid or ashamed to proclaim, "I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being." That’s showing enormous trust and confidence in The Most High. It means He was deeply rooted in David’s soul, fastened with unbreakable, unmoveable bonds. And when he says, "My meditation of him shall be sweet," I can just picture the young man, David, out in the vast wilderness with just his sheep and His God for company. Imagine him sitting alone under a wilting tree, searching for some shade and relief from the hot, desert sun, whittling a piece of wood, whistling or singing a Psalm, or practising with his sling shot, and on a quiet, beautiful night, lying in the open, under the brilliant stars, peacefully communing with His Maker. There was nothing else for him to do if the sheep were quiet and restful. No cell phones, no i-pods, no laptops. Just him and His God. That must surely be where he acquired that awesome inner strength, that total sense of trust and confidence in the God of his Fathers. Lots of time just to sit and meditate, sit and ponder the whys, wonders and wherefores of the universe; feel the aura of God surrounding him in love and safety. With all of that going for him, he was certainly justified in proclaiming, "I will be glad in the Lord!" Friends, please, please, let’s try and do likewise: let’s all sing His praises, ponder Him in sweet wonder and be eternally glad and joyous in His Holy Name. Much LOVE…Plenty singing and praising and meditating in joyful gladness!
But nuh must! What beautiful, empowering, encouraging words from my favourite poet, David. He certainly had an excellent way of talking about and communicating with His God. One can’t help but fall under its spell. He’s not afraid or ashamed to proclaim, "I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being." That’s showing enormous trust and confidence in The Most High. It means He was deeply rooted in David’s soul, fastened with unbreakable, unmoveable bonds. And when he says, "My meditation of him shall be sweet," I can just picture the young man, David, out in the vast wilderness with just his sheep and His God for company. Imagine him sitting alone under a wilting tree, searching for some shade and relief from the hot, desert sun, whittling a piece of wood, whistling or singing a Psalm, or practising with his sling shot, and on a quiet, beautiful night, lying in the open, under the brilliant stars, peacefully communing with His Maker. There was nothing else for him to do if the sheep were quiet and restful. No cell phones, no i-pods, no laptops. Just him and His God. That must surely be where he acquired that awesome inner strength, that total sense of trust and confidence in the God of his Fathers. Lots of time just to sit and meditate, sit and ponder the whys, wonders and wherefores of the universe; feel the aura of God surrounding him in love and safety. With all of that going for him, he was certainly justified in proclaiming, "I will be glad in the Lord!" Friends, please, please, let’s try and do likewise: let’s all sing His praises, ponder Him in sweet wonder and be eternally glad and joyous in His Holy Name. Much LOVE…Plenty singing and praising and meditating in joyful gladness!
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