"Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises."
Psalms 47:6
This made me laugh today as I was reading. The verse is pretty adamant about us singing praises to the Lord. It reminds me of the story in Luke where Christ is traveling to Jerusalem, and Christ's disciples are shouting his praise quite loudly as he rides. Some of the Pharisees thought he should ask them to be quiet, and his answer was "I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out" (Luke 19:40).
Maybe the reason this verse seems sort of humorous is that this is the sort of thing that we say or do when we are emotionally flustered trying to express admiration for someone we like. The emotion has a tendency to just bubble out of us at unexpected times. And when we really know Christ, we are like those rocks in Luke 19. We are so filled with gratitude and love for all that he has done for us that at the slightest provocation, we too would cry out, or perhaps break into song.
I think feeling like that is one reason that people say that their hearts are full... because sometimes we are so full of love that it just flows out of us, and I think that is part of the point... when we taste the amazing love of God, it not only fills all of the voids in our lives, but it actually overflows so that we can share it with others and help them to be filled as well, kind of like in Lehi's dream where Lehi immediately wanted to share the fruit of the tree with his family. Today, if we aren't feeling God's love in our lives, let's take the time to pray, sincerely and deeply. And when we feel God's love, let's share it. Let's sing praises. :)
Psalms 47:6
This made me laugh today as I was reading. The verse is pretty adamant about us singing praises to the Lord. It reminds me of the story in Luke where Christ is traveling to Jerusalem, and Christ's disciples are shouting his praise quite loudly as he rides. Some of the Pharisees thought he should ask them to be quiet, and his answer was "I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out" (Luke 19:40).
Maybe the reason this verse seems sort of humorous is that this is the sort of thing that we say or do when we are emotionally flustered trying to express admiration for someone we like. The emotion has a tendency to just bubble out of us at unexpected times. And when we really know Christ, we are like those rocks in Luke 19. We are so filled with gratitude and love for all that he has done for us that at the slightest provocation, we too would cry out, or perhaps break into song.
I think feeling like that is one reason that people say that their hearts are full... because sometimes we are so full of love that it just flows out of us, and I think that is part of the point... when we taste the amazing love of God, it not only fills all of the voids in our lives, but it actually overflows so that we can share it with others and help them to be filled as well, kind of like in Lehi's dream where Lehi immediately wanted to share the fruit of the tree with his family. Today, if we aren't feeling God's love in our lives, let's take the time to pray, sincerely and deeply. And when we feel God's love, let's share it. Let's sing praises. :)
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