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Jubilant Song


 “Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the LORD” (Psalm 98:4, 5).

Here is one dictionary’s definition of the word jubilant: uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant; exulting.

Loving the LORD as we do, don’t we just want to sing out our praises to Him? Joyful music lifts our spirits. It did for King Saul for the Bible says in (1 Samuel 16:23) “Whenever the spirit from the God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.”

The Bible says that when the Spirit of the LORD departed Saul an evil spirit from the LORD tormented Saul. The King’s attendants advised Saul to send for a musician to play joyful music. They told him of a shepherd boy named David who was a talented boy musician. He did and whenever David played his harp Saul would feel better!

Music is tonic for the soul, it has been said. Joyful music played and sung to the LORD pleases the LORD. I live with a testimony of one woman who loves to sing praises to the LORD. Sally, my wife, sings and plays with our church’s praise team. There is nothing that will fire her spirit like jubilant singing to the LORD. She becomes a foot taller, and the smile on her face radiates a contagious joyfulness it’s hard not to get caught up in all her jubilance! People tell me so all the time.

I just know that jubilant music played and sung to the LORD has got to be one on the most powerful, and effective ways of getting God’s attention. Do you have a problem you’re dealing with now? Would you like to feel better about it? Sing a jubilant song to the LORD, and I believe He will fix your problem.  

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