Door Frame Scriptures: We Sing!

Sing unto the Lord a new song.

Psalm 96:1

Perhaps more than any other book in the Bible, the collection of Psalms defines man’s relationship with God. Spanning from the time of Moses until after the Babylonian captivity, the Psalms chronicle the relationship of God’s chosen people, Israel, with their Creator. And in Psalm 96, the writer calls us even today to “Sing a new song” to Jehovah God.

But what can we say that has not been said? While the circumstances differ greatly, the themes of human experience have not changed. From times of despair to times of triumph, from shame to glory, from bitterness to joy, from cries for help to praise and thanksgiving - we, too, sing these songs to the Lord. But what is our new song?

Isaiah wrote that God was making all things new - a way in the wilderness. (Isaiah 43:18) Paul wrote in his letter to the Corinthians “Behold all things have become new; the old things have passed away.” And in the glory of Revelation, the One seated on the throne promises “Behold, I make all things new.”

Our song is the sound of final victory, sung when the dirge of fear commands a voice. When the path is confusing, it is the echo of clarity. It is not a song of promise but of promise fulfilled. It is not the rolling back of sin but forgiveness through the blood of the Lamb. What was prophesy to the writers of the Psalms is reality to us as Christians.

So sing to the Lord a new song. Put it on your doorframes. Let it remind you. Sing as you pass through into your day in the world. Magnify your God in everything you do for this is our new song - a song written for the redeemed!