The God Who Sings
by Pastor Kevin Sadler
"Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart...the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee...The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing" (Zeph. 3:14-17).
The
majority of the book of Zephaniah rumbles with judgment and doom, but
it culminates with joy and deliverance. The prophecy builds to a
crescendo at the end, as within the kingdom of heaven on the earth there
will be cause for great joy. The reason for their joy is that "the King
of Israel, even the Lord" is in Israel's midst. Christ's personal
presence among Israel in the kingdom on earth, reigning over them as her
King, will be the cause for their greatest joy. Because of this, Israel
is told to sing, shout, be glad and rejoice with all her heart.
Paul
tells the Church, the Body of Christ to "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and
again I say, Rejoice" (Phil. 4:4). The Lord is the reason for our joy
and gladness. We too sing because of the Lord. Colossians 3:16 tells us
to be "singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." We sing to the Lord out of our joy because of Him and all He has done for us.
Within the kingdom on earth, Israel is told also that the Lord will rejoice over them. "He will rest in His love," speaks of a still, silent joy by the Lord for Israel, but then He will break the silence with singing in His joy over His people!
The
Lord loves us, the Body of Christ, just as much as He loves Israel. Out
of His infinite love for you and me, He rejoices over us also with a
joy so strong that it would cause Him to sing over us. It reminds us how
the love of Christ "passeth knowledge" (Eph. 3:19). The Lord loves us
so deeply that He willingly gave His life on the Cross for our sins.
When we place our faith in Christ and that He died for us and rose
again, we are saved, and we rejoice in the Lord always who fully
purchased our salvation. But our Savior also rejoices over us
that we belong to Him eternally. The voice of God that created all
things, stilled the storm, and will raise the dead at the Rapture; that voice sings over His deep joy for His redeemed. One day in glory we will hear the God who sings.
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