♥ Joyful Noise!

Do you sing like an angel or bleat like a goat. It does not matter to The LORD as long as you make a joyful noise in total adoration to The ONE you sing to, and HE being The ONE who gave HIS all for you, our beloved JESUS CHRIST.

Psalm 100:1 -- Make a joyful noise to The LORD.

How many of us cannot carry a tune? Does that stop us from publicly singing.

This content is taken from the daily devotional " The Upper Room". This particular content is written by Jacob Schneider from Maryland.

The thought for the day is "Praise JESUS in all you do".

Jacob Schneider says, 'The LORD did not bless my father with a pleasant singing voice. Quite the opposite: Dad couldn't carry a tune even if it had handles on it. Standing next to him in church made singing hymns difficult. My mother sang in the choir.  My sister and I often shared a hymnal with Grandma, leaving Dad to howl in solitude at the other end of the pew. This never seemed to bother him. Each worship service found him enthusiastically adding his dissonant voice to the great hymns of faith. He truly did make a "joyful noise" - every Sunday.

The quality of  our vocal efforts is not important to GOD. GOD doesn't care if we sing like angels or bleat like goats. GOD, who created us and our vocal chords knows our abilities. The act of praise from those who love GOD, pleases GOD the most. When we sing in worship,  we aren't performing for the approval of the people around us. We're lifting up our voices just to please GOD, who loves us, cares for us and died for us.

Prayer:
Dear LORD,  may our songs, words, thoughts and deeds always praise YOU, as JESUS taught us in the Bible. We specifically pray for those who are reluctant to sing, fearing they do not have a nightingale's  voice.