YOU ARE THE MUSIC IN ME....

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (psalm 8)

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. (psalm 13:5,6)

Music fills the courts of heaven as heavenly beings praise our Lord and Creator. When God created the world, the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy (Job 38:7).

Music was created by God because it is powerful. We were created by God so that we may be an instrument of praise unto the Lord. Songs and poetry were also means to improve the memory, to help remember significant events or warnings. I can hear a worship song and think back to a time in my life when that song really spoke to me. It causes me to go back in time and relive what I was going though. It triggers my emotions of that time, and allows me to meditate on how the Lord has delivered me, how he spoke to me. Sometimes I can hear a certain song and immediately I start to cry because the words of the song are exactly what my spirit is wanting to shout to the rooftops so that every person may hear the praise of the Lord. He deserves so much praise. He deserves to hear how awesome he is. How amazing his ways are, even though we don't always understand.

Music that brings praise to the Lord also brings healing. Oh how amazing is the Lord that when he created the earth, He created something that brings such praise to Him, but also brings such joy to millions of people. Music brings me true joy, especially when the music is allowing me to convey my raw emotions and just to lay them out there before the Lord. Think about this, if what music brings to the Lord through praise wasn't important to the Lord, why would he put the book of Psalms into the bible. David wrote most of the songs in the book of Psalms. Music was even an important part of the worship service at the temple.

Alot of the spiritual gifts are easily accessed when you are in a time of praise and worship. When you are in true worship, you are brought into the presence of the Lord and that is when you are so sensitive to Him. He can use you, speak to you, and heal you. Worship is to be a part of our everyday life. I need it,I love it, I can't live without it! I dare YOU to try to live without it.