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1 | When God Sings | Zeph 3:17 | DocTrinsograce | 149885 | ||
"There is an unrivaled picture in the word where the Lord is even represented as singing with joy over His people. Who could have conceived of the Eternal One as bursting forth into a song? Yet so it is written. (See Zephaniah 3:17 above.) "As He looked upon the newly created world, He spoke and said, 'It is very good,' -- but He did not sing. And as He views the works of providence, I do not read that He sings. But when He gazes on His people, the purchase of Jesus' blood, His Own chosen ones, the great heart of the Infinite restrains itself no longer, but, wonder of wonders and miracle of miracles, God, the Eternal One, sings out of the joy of His soul!" --Charles H. Spurgeon Brothers and Sisters, The statistics say this is my 1000th note and that I've responded to 700 questions. Thank you for your patience with my long winded posts! Thank you, also, for correcting me when I've been wrong! In celebration of this statistical, but otherwise meaningless, anomaly, I just wanted to share this awesome verse with you. I cannot begin to fathom what it will be like to hear the Lord Himself sing! The very thought of it helps me to continue to persevere in Him. May the hope of such an experience and all the others He has in store for us (Ephesians 2:7), encourage each of us, in the Holy Spirit, to seek to show Him glory in the few remaining days we have yet to serve Him in this life. It won't be long, dear brothers and sisters! God bless you all! In Him, Doc PS I also love being the first to post on a verse. :-) |
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2 | When God Sings | Zeph 3:17 | Aixen7z4 | 149890 | ||
That is so beautiful, I fear I will spoil it by trying to add to it. The Lord will call on his speople to sing (v. 14). He will also sing to his people? I wonder when that will be. But would you not say there are other times when God has sung? What do we have in Isaiah 5? It may not be the happiest of songs, but it is a love song, I think, from God, to his Son, about his people. Some say that God dictated it, and it was the prophet who sang it. What do you say? In Deuteronomy 31 God gave them a song to sing. "Write ye this song for you", he says, "and teach it the children of Israel. Put it in their mouths". The Psalms are songs, and we may think of some of them (Psalm 22, Psalm 40, Psalm 69) as Jesus' songs. The Song of Solomon also has a part for the bridegroom. Is he simply Solomon, and not also the King of kings, and the church's bridegroom? Is he not there singing to her? In Psalm 22, he promised tha the would sing with us, and in Hebrews 2, it seems that he fulfills it. He is not ashamed to call us brethren. He says, "I will declare your name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto you". When we gather in his name, and he is with us, and we are singing praise to God, is he not singing with us? I worry sometimes when we put words into God's mouth in song. ("My life was given for thee ... What hast thou given to me?") But there are so many songs we sing to God. It is good to see that he will also sing to us. |
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3 | When God Sings | Zeph 3:17 | DocTrinsograce | 149927 | ||
Dear Dr. Aixen, I do not see any other passages that as clearly speak of God singing as does this one. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I do not even find any reference to angelic singing (which sort of messes up the cultural myth we have about them). Perhaps it is a unique expression of God and of His redeemed? (Just speculating.) I, too, am sometimes concerned about doctrinal error in our hymns. Hymnology is much neglected these days. Last time I complained about this, though, I got into trouble. :-) On the other hand, I watched a PBS program recently on "Amazing Grace." I never knew you could have an hour long program on a hymn like that and never define grace or even mention Jesus Christ! Sorry for digressing! Thank you for your response. In Him, Doc |
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