Singing to the Lord

Singing to the Lord

Our God is a lover of songs; in fact, the main duty of Lucifer then in heaven was to ­co-ordinate the heavenly choir. The throne of God is the universe’s headquarters of songs and our main duty when we finally inherit our Father’s kingdom.

In fact, the prophetic ministry cannot do without good music; we see Elisha enlisting the services of a minstrel to bring the anointing down on him (2 Kings 3: 15); Samuel told Saul that he would meet a procession of prophets with minstrels singing in front of them (1 Sam. 10: 5). My answer to those that complain to me that they find it difficult to pray is that they should get an iPod or any MP3 and load it with beautiful worship songs; I ask them to listen meditatively to these songs, and that if after about 1 hour at the most their spirit is not charged up to pray, then they should return to me for deliverance!

1 Corinthians. 14: 15,  What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Ephesians. 5: 18-20;  And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ­singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God, even the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 

Colossians. 3: 16;  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

There is a higher level of ministering to the Lord in songs — singing in the spirit. When we are full of the Holy Spirit, our heart bubbles in songs to the Lord. A dry soul is a sign of the Spirit’s absence. Imagine the psalms of David and how many they are! David sang when he was happy, sad, confused and almost to the ground. Paul and Silas sang when they were not happy because the joy of the Lord has nothing to do with our circumstances. Even if you can’t sing, you can make a joyful noise to the Lord (Ps 98: 4).

The Spirit of the Lord doesn’t work with sorrow, and priests were forbidden to cry in the Old Testament. As Royal-Priests of the New Testament, we must not be ensnared by Satan to lose the joy of the Lord; it is our strength and the most beautiful part of prayer.