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Sing, sang, sung or singing when it comes to worshiping God through it, it’s a verb no matter how you say it. Worship in song is not meant to be entertainment any more than prayer, preaching or partaking of communion. It’s meant to have a purpose, a direction and a result: from us to God. But before it can reach its goal it has to have a starting place – namely our heart!
There is also an aspect of singing in worship that is meant to capture, curtail and correct the wandering heart s of our brothers and sisters much like preaching, but even that aspect must begin and end with the Lord in our heart (Colossians 3:16). The heart strings of our brethren cannot be pulled unless we are already playing ours (Ephesians 5:19). And twiddling our thumbs during the time that we should be singing does not constitute either.
Our “talent” or the lack thereof to the ears of our neighbor does not do away with the admonishment or the desire of the Lord to hear us sing to Him. Have you ever thought about how the one who could solely listen to the voices of angels finds great delight in us singing to him?
Making melody in our hearts to the Lord will happen when He’s the Lord of our heart, for we cannot have one without the other.
Eugene Adkins
Keltonburg church of Christ
Smithville, TN