tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post234377125339951304..comments2023-12-31T14:09:29.720-08:00Comments on The Pen and Parchment: A Call to Worship: Following the LeaderStar-Dreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14298850366884374226noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7970703367799585001.post-57886975023149654072013-08-13T20:30:12.365-07:002013-08-13T20:30:12.365-07:00I like to play the pipe organ, and I've been e...I like to play the pipe organ, and I've been encouraged to perform or make recordings. It's something I've wondered about, and my answer so far has been this:<br /><br />"Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints." (Psa. 149:1)<br /><br />Specifically, I gather that one must first learn to sing to the Lord, and then one may sing to the Lord in the congregation of his people.<br /><br />So, I want to learn how to sing a new song to the Lord. And that reminds me of this:<br /><br />"...singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord..." (Eph. 5:19)<br /><br />It seems evident that singing to the Lord is a way of life, and one doesn't need to make a sound to do it. I get the impression that if the praise is real inside us, it will eventually come out, one way or another.<br /><br />That reminds of how George MacDonald mentioned pent-up praises in one of his fairy tales, which in turn reminds me of this:<br /><br />"I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy." (Psa. 132:16)<br /><br />And there's this:<br /><br />"My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes." (Psa. 119:171)<br /><br />So, if I let him, God will teach me how to sing to him, and no praise can I do until then.<br /><br />And finally, there's this:<br /><br />"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." (Rom. 11:36)<br /><br />I get the impression praise is a power circuit that begins in God, and ends in God, and someday I'll be able to complete it in full. And there's nothing like that. :)Philip Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407695870657587787noreply@blogger.com