Serving And Singing Joyfully

-June 29, 2023-

Good morning, happy Thursday,

“Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.”

(Psalm 100:2).

Psalm 100 is a short psalm of thanksgiving by an unknown author. It is filled with joy: joyful shout (v. 1); gladness (v. 2); thanksgiving (v. 4); praise (v. 4). Thanksgiving, joyfulness, and singing all go together. When we serve, let us serve with gladness; when we sing, let us sing with joy.

We are memorizing this verse this week in our Scripture Memory Class at church. We have been considering the subject of service. Personally, it is such a blessing because I love to serve the Lord and to sing praises to the Lord at church, in the shower, when I am preparing the morning devotional, in the car, and wherever I go. Over the years I have learned so many hymns and worship songs.

David was such a great musician and psalmist. He played the harp and encouraged all Israel to praise the Lord. He wrote the majority of the psalms. He served the Lord with joy. On one occasion when the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem, he danced with all his heart and might.

As believers we can’t sing unless we sing with great joy, nor can we serve unless we serve with all our hearts. Whether the task is simple or hard, small or big, let us give it our all. Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…”

Have a blessed day of service with joyful singing. Stay safe and healthy.

When Serving with a song, we can ever go wrong,

Dean