Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
August 13th 2023

Sing unto the Lord

O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 96:1

Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 5:12-14

Reference to music in the Bible started in Genesis 4:21 where the Bible spoke about Jubal who was a descendant of Cain and the father all who play the harp and organ. Also, in the time of Moses after the Israelites successfully crossed the Red Sea, the people sang and danced unto God Exodus 15:20-21. God loves music and he rejoices when we praise and worship Him in spirit and in truth. In today’s reading, the Bible records that as the people were singing and praising God, He came down in their midst and great things happened. The book of Psalms also attests to the importance of singing unto God.

One of the benefits of singing unto God as seen in our text is that it brings down God’s presence into one’s life. Seeing God for who He is and seeing Him in all things enables us acknowledge Him and for what He has done for us. When we sing, we express our heartfelt love and gratitude to God. Our sincere act of worship gives God joy and we are also filled with joy and strength in the process for the joy of the Lord is our strength (Zephaniah 3:17, Psalm126:2) Our singing should not be limited to church alone but we are to praise Him everywhere, in all things and at all time.

Action Point: Sing joyful songs to God at all time.

Daily Confession: Lord, I thank You for You are God. Thank You for Your faithfulness, goodness and love over my life.

Intercessory prayer: Pray for divine intervention in countries that are experiencing famine, diseases and wars.

Song: Thou art worthy O Lord,

To receive glory, honour and power

For Thou has created all things and for Thy pleasure

They are and were created