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God’s Will Leads to Level Ground, REFRAMED

Take my will and make it Thine

Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart it is Thine own
It shall be Thy royal throne

Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated 1874
By: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Listen to this worshipful version of this hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

Below is video content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Please enjoy this video and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, work to sincerely offer each part of your life and your entire life to God. It requires diligence and intentionality. Thanks for joining us in this grand pursuit. Let’s tune our hearts.

Level Ground

Climbing is exhilarating. But it is also very difficult.

So is surrendering your will to God. 

Have you ever tried it? Then you know what I mean. Just like climbing requires some specific skills to be successful, so does surrender. You must learn those skills, either by trial and error, or much more easily by having someone show you.

God wants to teach you His will. When you are seeking the same the ground levels out tremendously. Are you ready to echo this prayer and see the mountain before you shrink before your eyes?

Climbing can also be very dangerous, especially if you do not know what you are doing. All the more reason when it comes to your spiritual life to remove some of the hazards that could be harmful to your health by seeking a level path to walk on as opposed to a steep one. Learning God’s will levels the ground before you.

Take my will and make it Thine

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Psalm 143:10 ESV

Here is a very challenging transaction. The Psalmist asks simply to be taught His God’s will, but the hymn writer asks for an exchange. I suppose you could argue they have the same result but I like the surrender of the latter. Both lead to level ground though, so yield today.

Some of our other offerings, hands, feet, lips, silver and gold are either external or can be approximated with the right actions. Offering our will expresses our desire for not only our actions but our motivations to be right. It gets to the very core of the issue. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you offer your will to God.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and offer your will to God. Ask yourself this simple question, “Have I offered my will to God?” and then allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you. Make this your simple prayer today “Spirit, help me offer my will to God.” Then prepare to walk the level ground it creates.

God’s Will

It shall be no longer mine

But walking that level ground can be challenging as well, especially if the direction marked out is not the one you would choose. See, you could be taught the way to go but still choose to go your own way. The struggle between those two can be mighty unless you determine your response before the fork.

For instance, maybe you want to walk a path through wide open fields where your soul has space to expand. When God shows you His way it leads you through the city with walls that feel like they are closing in on you. If you have determined to follow God before the city comes into view it will be much easier.

Fortunately for us, Jesus had already determined to follow God’s path before He came to the Garden of Gethsemane. It was still a difficult path but He was prepared to walk it because He had decided ahead of time. When we place our will in God’s hands like Jesus did there we took can follow on even difficult paths.

It shall be no longer mine

Saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42 ESV

Jesus prays and voices a slightly different approach than simply learning God’s will. Where His will was not the Father’s He surrendered. There is no exchanging of wills, simply surrender. However you choose to approach this today, being taught, or an exchange, determine to surrender your will to God’s.

Complete and total surrender. My will no longer my own, but completely God’s. If you have ever offered your will to God you know it is not a one-and-done transaction, but must be repeated regularly. Our flesh likes to exercise ownership even after surrender. Offer your will again today.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and surrender your will to God. Pray a simple prayer like this one, “Father, I offer my will again today.” Then trust the Spirit to help you follow through with that commitment.

God teach me your will. Spirit help me to walk in it once I learn it. Jesus, thank You for giving me an example to follow when it comes to surrendering my will to the Father. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Surrendered Tuning!

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Video 56.5 Transcript, 30.5 REFRAMED

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart it is Thine own
It shall be Thy royal throne

Some of our other offerings are either external or can be approximated with the right actions. Offering our will expresses our desire for not only our actions but our motivations to be right. It gets to the very core of the issue. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you offer your will to God.

Spirit, help me offer my will to God.

Complete and total surrender. My will no longer my own, but completely God’s. If you have ever offered your will to God you know it is not a one-and-done transaction, but must be repeated regularly. Our flesh likes to exercise ownership even after surrender. Offer your will again today. 

Father, I offer my will again today.

The heart is the seat of the emotions, intellect and will. We have already addressed the intellect and will in earlier sections, but not our emotions. They are so fickle, but they too are a gift from God which we can offer back to Him. Offer your emotions to God today to use for His glory.

God, use my emotions for Your glory.

God on the throne of our hearts. This is powerful imagery and helps us rightly consider the cost of offering anything and everything to God. He is King of kings and when we choose to acknowledge this in our hearts the conflict between ours and His finds resolution.

Lord, make my heart Your throne.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste, So Offer It To God, REPLAYED

Take my intellect and use

Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose

Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated 1874
By: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Listen to this modern version of this classic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the podcast below.

Here is podcast content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Everyone enjoy this podcast and transcript below!  It features meditative music and moments to contemplate the Scriptures and reflections shared.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic text and hymn, think about what it will mean to sincerely offer each part of your life and your entire life to God. It requires diligence and intentionality. Thanks for joining us in this grand pursuit. Let’s think about this.

What I Think

If you do not view yourself as possessing great intellectual prowess you might be tempted to diminish this commitment. Not so fast my friend. We are truly addressing the thought-life here and the impact it has on your living.

There are far-reaching implications on the way you live based on how you think. Allowing God to have control of your intellect shapes the decisions you make and the things you do. That is what we are aware of as we commit our intellect to God.

We must be diligent because of minds are battlefields. The forces of good and evil are ever waging war there, if not subtly. If we are not careful, we can loose the battle before we have even begun. We must be cautious as to what is shaping the way we think.

Take my intellect and use

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ…2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV

From our money to our minds, we are called to put our resources to use for Christ. Have you committed your intellect to God. Maybe you do not feel like you are wise, but the question remains. Will you commit your thought life to God bringing Him glory where no one else sees?

You may not consider yourself an intellectual and so assume you can take a pass on this one. You can’t. Your thought life must be consecrated to God because it shapes much of your attitude and behavior. So, no passes. Consecrate your thought life to God today.

RESONATE!

Take a few moments and assess your thought life. Are you diligent or lazy when it comes to the way you think? If you are not working to use your thoughts to glorify God, the enemy of your soul may very well be slowly undermining your confidence in Him. Pray this simple prayer, “Spirit, I consecrate my intellect today.“

What I Do

Every power as Thou shalt choose

Our thoughts shape what we do. Having committed our intellect, our minds to God, we can assume there will be actions that will flow out of those thoughts. We commit before we know what those actions will be, offering them to God to use however He might choose.

Stop and imagine some of the things that might flow from your consecrated intellect. Some of it may be very beautiful. Some powerful. It will not be all butterflies and roses, but it will all have a positive impact on the world around you. It will likely be very surprising when you experience what God does through you, but at the same time it will make sense as it flows out of how He is remaking you.

When we commit our intellect to God we are yielding the control of it in that moment to Him. Have you gotten to that place where you are ready to make that commitment? Is there something holding you back? Sort through those thoughts and commit all the rest to God.

Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV

Our thought life is reflected in our actions so they will be revealed. Allow your wisdom to help you make the best use of your time with a constant awareness that the days we live in are evil so we must be careful how we walk. Commit your intellect to God.

How will God use your mind? To shape your perspective and your actions. When you have dedicated all your mental powers to God you will think about things very differently because you will be yielded to His influence. Embrace the blessing of consecrating your mind to God.

RESONATE!
It is so important to offer your intellect to God so that your mind can be prepared to be used for His glory. When you mind is prepared you actions are more likely to follow suit. Pray simply, “Lord, I yield my mind to Your influence.” Then keep praying and watch Him use every intellectual power as He chooses.

Lord I commit my intellect to You. Use every power however You choose. Help me to be diligent in offering them to you routinely. In Jesus name. Amen.

Intellectual Thinking!

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Podcast 56.4 Transcript, 30.4 REPLAYED

Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.

Take my silver and my gold

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV

The offering of our bodies now turns outward, yet not entirely. Though the measure is the use of our money, the underlying factor is our heart which we will look at more closely in the next stanza. So for here, ask yourself if you are willing to put all your resources at God’s disposal.

Not a mite would I withhold

Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Luke 21:1-4 ESV

The widow’s mite. What a challenge! To give all we have to live on. That is a remarkable act of faith which is impossible without God’s help. Giving not out of abundance but poverty. Lord show us how to mirror this in our lives.

Take my intellect and use

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ…2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV

From our money to our minds, we are called to put our resources to use for Christ. Have you committed your intellect to God. Maybe you do not feel like you are wise, but the question remains. Will you commit your thought life to God bringing Him glory where no one else sees?

Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV

Our thought life is reflected in our actions though, so there is a way in which it is revealed. Allow your wisdom to help you make the best use of your time with a constant awareness that the days we live in are evil so we must be careful how we walk. Commit your intellect to God.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.

Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose

Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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Giving Your Last Mite with All Your Might, REFRAMED

Take my silver and my gold

Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose

Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated 1874
By: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Listen to this worshipful version of this hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

Below is video content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Please enjoy this video and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, work to sincerely offer each part of your life and your entire life to God. It requires diligence and intentionality. Thanks for joining us in this grand pursuit. Let’s tune our hearts.

I Don’t Have Any Silver or Gold

Not many do actually, but fortunately the symbolism here is more about our financial resources than actual silver or gold. We might say something more like, “Take my debit and my credit cards” or “Take my checkbook and my wallet Lord”. Trying singing those. They both work. And the commitment of either will put you to work evaluating how your spending reflects a desire to serve God.

Take my silver and my gold

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV

The offering of our bodies now turns outward, yet not entirely. Though the measure is the use of our money, the underlying factor is our heart which we will look at more closely in the next stanza. So for here, ask yourself if you are willing to put all your resources at God’s disposal.

A Heart Matter

For though our pocketbooks and wallets are external measures or expressions of our commitment to God, thinking about them still feels infinitely personal and very much an examination of our internal motivations. Once we have resolved this issue the use of our resources is much easier to discuss, but getting there can be tricky.

We should provide for our families needs. We have to eat and live somewhere. Beyond these basic necessities does your spending reflect a willingness to entrust God with your resources. You are a steward of all that God has given. Determine how willing you are to manage it for Him and HIs glory.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and offer your silver and gold to God. Ask yourself this simple question, “Have I offered my silver and gold to God?” and then allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you. Make this your simple prayer today “God, I offer You my silver and gold.” Then open up your wallet often so He can use it for His glory.

What’s a Mite?

Not a mite would I withhold

A very small amount. In the passage below, we read about the widow putting two small copper coins in the Temple offering. Sounds like two pennies right?

What we are committing to in this stanza is using ALL our financial resources for God’s glory. Withholding nothing. Reminds me of a song by that very title. The focus of it is surrender to King Jesus. That is the same in this stanza.

Not a mite would I withhold

Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Luke 21:1-4 ESV

The widow’s mite. What a challenge! To give all we have to live on. That is a remarkable act of faith which is impossible without God’s help. Giving not out of abundance but poverty. Lord show us how to mirror this in our lives.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and invite the Spirit to show you how to give out of your poverty. Pray a simple prayer like this one, “Jesus, give me the widow’s faith.” Then keep your resources ever available to His use.

Lord, thank You for giving me silver and gold, and the opportunity to choose to use them for your glory. Teach me how to give out of my poverty, not only when I have an abundance. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Stewarding Tuning!

Keep coming back, and we will work to help you remove the things that may hinder your longing for His return by cultivating an awareness of God’s presence. We will help you tune your heart to live out your worship by providing resources like this to help you acknowledge the greatness of God as you become more Resonant, 7 days a week.

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Video 56.4 Transcript, 30.4 REFRAMED

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Ev’ry pow’r as Thou shalt choose

Though our pocketbooks and wallets are external measures or expressions of our commitment to God, thinking about them still feels infinitely personal. Once we have resolved this issue it is easier to discuss, but getting there can be tricky. Have you offered your silver and gold to God?

God, I offer You my silver and gold.

A mite is a very small amount, like a penny. The widow from Luke 21 offered hers to God and Jesus said she received eternal commendations for that offering. We must ask ourselves if we would be so willing to give out of our poverty, or only when we have abundance.

Jesus, give me the widow’s faith.

You may not consider yourself an intellectual and so assume you can take a pass on this one. You can’t. Your thought life must be consecrated to God because it shapes much of your attitude and behavior. So, no passes. Consecrate your thought life to God today.

Spirit, I consecrate my intellect today.

How will God use your mind? To shape your perspective and your actions. When you have dedicated all your mental powers to God you will think about things very differently because you will be yielded to His influence. Embrace the blessing of consecrating your mind to God.

Lord, I yield my mind to Your influence.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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What Content Fills Your Lips? REPLAYED

Take my lips and let them be

Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee

Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated 1874
By: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Listen to this modern version of this classic hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the podcast below.

Here is podcast content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Everyone enjoy this podcast and transcript below!  It features meditative music and moments to contemplate the Scriptures and reflections shared.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic text and hymn, think about what it will mean to sincerely offer each part of your life and your entire life to God. It requires diligence and intentionality. Thanks for joining us in this grand pursuit. Let’s think about this.

What I Don’t Say

In a similar way to the first stanza, the writer seems to be asking God to leave his lips alone. But that is only if you take this phrase as a fragment and separate it from the full thought which includes the next phrase. That creates a very different idea by describing that which the writer wants his lips to be filled.

Let’s take a slightly different angle on it for this first part though. What if we think about it more in terms of what our lips do not say, or should not say. For the context on the scripture below we might call it bad fruit.

See, our lips will probably be used to say some things. We have to make choices as to what those things will be, and what they will not be. It we are asking God to leave our lips alone, we are asking Him effectively not to use them for His purposes. That would be a tragedy since He made them, but sadly that is often how we use them: for our own purposes and not for God’s.

What this means is that what I do not say is often the very thing I should be saying: the praises of God.

So what is true of you?

By the way you use your lips every day are you effectively asking God to leave your lips alone so you can use them however you please? Or will you commit your lips to His purposes, way and messages? It is an important distinction.

Take my lips and let them be

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Hebrews 13:15 ESV

Not only should we use our singing voice for God’s glory but our speaking voice as well. We must commit to honor God with not only every note we sing but every word we speak. Continually offering Him the sacrifice of praise should be our normal activity, the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name. We use our lips for other purposes often, so learn to be quick to ask His forgiveness.

Will you commit to use your lips only to honor God?

RESONATE!

Take a few moments and think about the words your lips have spoken. Likely you have not always said what God desired. Ask for His forgiveness. Receive His forgiveness and then commit your lips to the ways of God. Pray this simple prayer, “God, help me to use my lips only to honor You.“

What I Do Say

Filled with messages from Thee

The thought is completed with this next phrase and we realize clearly what we are committing to do. We want our lips to be filled with God’s messages. We are effectively saying that we want the the word bubble to be filled with His words.

If we yield our lips to that extent, it leaves little to no room for us to mix our message with His. We do not want an empty word bubble. We want it to be filled with the things God wants to declare through us. He only wants us restrained to the extent we might speak other messages, but He wants His known.

Love-filled Messages

We want this to be true no matter who our hearers happen to be. Not just around others who think like us, but those who do not as well. We must simply be careful to allow who we say and how we say it to reflect the love our God has first shown us. That love which motivates to offer our lips in the first place.

Filled with messages from Thee

I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord. Psalm 40:9 ESV

Hopefully we are all growing in our ability to fill our lips with His messages so we too can make such a bold statement. May the use of our lips extend beyond the great congregation and find expression in the wider world as we make known the glad news of deliverance.

Think about it. Doing this would not only bring God glory, but keep us out of a lot of trouble. Will you commit to fill your lips with His messages?

RESONATE!
Maybe you do not think you can speak His messages, but God can help you, if you are willing. Maybe your lips have been sluggish to say what God has prompted you to say. You can begin to change that today. Pray simply, “Lord, fill my lips with Your messages.” Then keep praying and watch Him answer.

Lord I commit my lips again today to speak Your messages. Teach me how to declare the deliverance You have made available. Take my lips. In Jesus name. Amen.

Articulate Thinking!

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Podcast 56.3 Transcript, 30.3 REPLAYED

Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.

Take my voice and let me sing

I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:2 ESV

We know what it is to be glad, but exult? It means to show triumphant elation or jubilation. That is a serious commitment, but God is certainly worthy of it. We should sing His praises because He deserves them. Have you made the decision to use your voice to sing praises to God?

Always only for my King

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. Psalm 104:33 ESV

The commitment to use our voice goes beyond the times we are gathered in church to offer our praise. The Psalmist says “as long as I live” and “while I have being”. Are you devoted to use your voice to sing to the Lord your God always and only? Maybe the latter is the toughest one.

Take my lips and let them be

Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Hebrews 13:15 ESV

Not only should we use our singing voice for God’s glory but our speaking voice as well. We should continually offer Him the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name. We use our lips for other purposes often, so learn to be quick to ask His forgiveness.

Filled with messages from Thee

I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord. Psalm 40:9 ESV

Hopefully we are all growing in our ability to fill our lips with His messages so we too can make such a bold statement. May the use of our lips extend beyond the great congregation and find expression in the wider world as we make known the glad news of deliverance.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.

Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee

Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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Singing Always Only for Jesus, REFRAMED

Take my voice and let me sing

Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee

Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated 1874
By: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Listen to this worshipful version of this hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.

Below is video content always available as part of an extensive archive of resources. We have lots of tools and options designed to help you be Resonant!  Check them out today and please consider becoming a Subscriber to support our mission of providing these tools to everyone with access to the internet!!

Please enjoy this video and the transcript below.

Transcript may be found below, at the end of the blog.

As we continue our journey through this classic hymn, work to sincerely offer each part of your life and your entire life to God. It requires diligence and intentionality. Thanks for joining us in this grand pursuit. Let’s tune our hearts.

Let Me Sing

Do you like to sing? I do. Well, to be honest I love it.

By myself, or in groups. With music or without. In the woods or in the shower. I find myself singing at all kinds of different times for all kinds of different reasons and often give thanks to God for the gift of music and specifically the ability to sing.

What an incredible gift it is! Certainly it makes sense that we would want to offer it back to God to use for His glory. We echo the words of the hymn making them our own prayer. We want God to take our voices but for a particular purpose: that we might use them to sing His praise.

Use My Voice

Take my voice and let me sing

I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:2 ESV

We know what it is to be glad, but exult? It means to show triumphant elation or jubilation. That is a serious commitment, but God is certainly worthy of it. We should sing His praises because He deserves them. He is worthy. Have you made the decision to use your voice to sing praises to God?

Singers love to sing. They love to use their voices for God. But that should not only be true of those who have musical talent. Every believer should resonate with this expression of commitment. Is it true of you? Will you commit to use your singing voice for God’s glory?

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and offer your voice to God. No one is worthy of the praise He deserves so that is why we praise Him with our singing. Make this your simple prayer today “God, use my singing voice for Your glory.” Then open up your mouth often so He can fill it with praise.

Always Only

Always only for my King

It is one thing to sing for God. It is another thing to sing always, only for God. Always would be challenging enough, but when the writer adds only it creates a very demanding commitment. Will you commit to sing always, only for God? What implications might that commitment have?

Does it mean you need to stay in church in one continual, never-ending worship service? No. Rather does it require you to figure out a way to sing God’s praise elsewhere. Yes. Does it possibly also mean that everything you ever sing should be pleasing to Him, even if not some version of “Hallelujah”? I believe so.

We must figure out a way to allow our worship of God, even that which involves singing, to find some expression in our lives outside of church. We must not keep our sung praise inside those walls anymore than we should keep the message of the gospel there. Singers find ways to do this, but we must all allow the Holy Spirit to so fill us with praise it oozes out as we live our lives. But what about other songs?

For My King?

I believe we can sing songs that are not expressly songs of praise to God and still be singing “always only” for Him. For instance, God blesses us with other expressions of love in different relationships. When we sing songs that express that love, even though they are not be sung to God or about God they remain consistent with His nature. Are there plenty of songs that are not consistent with the nature of God? Of course. We should probably leave those for others to sing if we are committed to sing always, only for our King.

Always only for my King

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. Psalm 104:33 ESV

Again, the commitment to use our voice for God goes beyond the times we are gathered in church to offer our praise. The Psalmist says “as long as I live” and “while I have being”. Are you devoted to use your voice to sing to the Lord your God always and only? Maybe the latter is the toughest one.

RESONATE!
Take a few moments and invite the Spirit to show you how to sing “always only for Your King”. Then commit to doing that as  long as you live or while you have being. Pray a simple prayer like this one. “My King, help me sing always only for You.” Then keep your hands ready to follow the impulse of love.

Lord, thank You for giving me a voice to sing Your praise. Help me to never forget what an incredible blessing that is and to make a point of enjoying it every single day. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Vocal Tuning!

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Video 56.3 Transcript, 30.3 REFRAMED

Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.

Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee

Singers love to sing. They love to use my voice for God. But that should not only be true of those who have musical talent. Every believer should resonate with this expression of commitment. Is it true of you? Will you commit to use your singing voice for God’s glory?

God, use my singing voice for Your glory.

It is one thing to sing for God. It is another thing to sing always, only for God. Always would be challenging enough, but when the writer adds only it creates a very demanding commitment. Will you commit to sing always, only for God? What implications might that commitment have?

My King, help me sing always only for You.

Not just our singing voice, but our speaking voice as well must be committed to God. We must commit to honor God with not only every note we sing but every word we speak. One part of that is the things that we will not say. Will you commit to use your lips only to honor God?

God, help me to use my lips only to honor You.

The other part of the commitment is what we will say. We commit to fill our lips with His messages which implies there is no room for anything else. That would not only bring God glory, but keep us out of a lot of trouble. Will you commit to fill your lips with His messages?

Lord, fill my lips with Your messages.

Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.

Sing

Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond.  Until next time, Be Resonant.

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