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“And I saw as it were . . . them that had gotten the victory . . . and they sing the song,” Revelation 15:2-3, KJV

Songs.  Movements of the heart and soul.  I don’t know how they come about.  Do they start with words that won’t let the mind rest until the lyrics are expressed?  Or, is it a tune, a melodious humming in one’s being that beckons to become more?

Songs come and go at any time and there’s one for every occasion.  Most great songs come from one’s life experiences.  Whether in good times or bad, happy or sad, the man inside calls for a tune to join the ceremony.

Songs express joy and times of rejoicing.  A good song motivates one when it’s hard to push forward in life and lifts one out of times of sadness.  We see the power of this type of inspiring music in 1 Samuel 16:23, when David played the harp before Saul and the evil spirit left him.

Music is no doubt powerful.  The most precious and heartfelt songs come after times of hardship and struggles.  When we have gone through the wringer of life, made it to the other side, and have squeezed out a heart that expresses gratefulness to God.  Music that tells the world that yes, it was hard, but I made it to the other side.  After crossing the Red Sea did not Miriam put a tambourine in her hand and say, “Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously,” (Exodus 15:21, KJV)?

In the book of Revelation, we see songs of deliverance going up before God.  They had overcome “the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having harps of God,” (Rev. 15:2, KJV).  And, what did they do?  “They sing!” (Rev. 15:3, KJV).  Their praise cannot be constrained any longer.  They have never felt freer than when they had overcome.  That kind of joy starts to seep out every crevice of one’s being until it pours over in song, releasing praise to God!

Music and songs are wrought throughout the Bible.  The psalmist exhorts us to “Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.  Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing,” (Ps. 100:1-2, KJV).  When the Assyrians were prophesied to be destroyed, Isaiah 30:29 emphatically declares, “Ye shall have a song!” (KJV).  When Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises, the earth quaked and prison doors were opened (Acts 16:25-26).  After the Last Supper, “they had sung a hymn,” (Mk. 14:26, KJV).  James said, “Is any merry? let him sing psalms,” (Ja. 5:13, KJV).

Sing!

Sing!

Sing!

I don’t have the best voice but I have praise in my soul that I have to let out!

Sing!

I’m shy in front of other people, but I’m living to please an audience of one!  It doesn’t have to be in front of a crowd (yikes!).  Praise can wring out of your spirit at any time and in any place.

Just, Sing!

Give your heart – your spirit – your soul permission to rejoice.  God has been so good to us – so, Sing!

You are an overcomer also.  “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us,” (Rom. 8:37, KJV).

So, SING!

Those in Revelations had every right to sing, and so do you.  Just sing!  He’s worthy of it today!

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“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us,” Romans 8:37

Win?! Of course you want to win. Who doesn’t want to be victorious? I don’t know anybody who really wants to lose – do you? I didn’t think so. Humanity was designed this way. When God created us, He said it was “good.” We were created in the perfect way He designed us. Not only were we created perfectly but we were created to live in perfect surroundings. The most perfect place on earth was “The Garden of Eden.” With that we have expectations. When our surroundings now don’t match up with what we were designed for, that’s where one begins to feel conflicted over their situation in life. They begin to feel confused and desire a better outcome. “There has to be more to it than this!”

The good news is, there is! There is a whole lot more to it than this. Thank, God! Oh my, does He have some stuff in store for us. He has designed the better for you to look for, and He has designed you to look for the better. It’s not always going to be like this.

Yay! The problem with us is that when we are faced with our personal trials and tribulations, it blocks the focus of that which is better. It impedes our progress from trying to reach that greater thing that God has in store for us and it makes us feel that we are not going to win at all. If anything, it begins to have the reverse effect of pulling us down with a “never to succeed” attitude.

“In all these things we are more than conquerors!” We want to win in our Christian life! When we get into those moments of feeling like we are being pulled down, moments that try to block the better focus, we need to take a time out to see what God says about us. “We are more than conquerors!” Think about it, a conqueror’s goal is to defeat obstacles in their life. They go into battle with a winning attitude believing in the end victory will be theirs.

We are more! There is an expectation with God’s people that we can do more. We can be more! We are victorious! We are overcomers!. We can see this through to the end! It will turn out to our favor! God wants you to triumph over everything that tries to get in the way of you obtaining the greatness that He has in store for you. Jesus said, “But be of good cheer; I have overcome the world,” (John 16:33, KJV). Everything in this world that could possibly try to stop you, Jesus said it’s under foot. Just begin to stomp it down because He has already secured the victory for you over it. If you are in Christ, and Christ has already won, “I have overcome the world,” then that means, you have already won, also.

I will never declare that times of sadness won’t come for the Bible said there is a season for all things, Ecc.3. But, when it’s over we have the opportunity to look back on what Christ has already done for us, and make the same declaration He did, “I have overcome!” The finality of it all is already settled. The outcome has already been written. “I am more than a conqueror and today I’m going to keep my winning attitude.”

Go ahead, you can do it. You can be a winner!