Please read Psalm 137.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/psa/137/1/s_615001
Meditate on verse 4.
How can we sing the LORD’S
song in a foreign land?
This
psalm gives insight into the
hopelessness of the Jews forced to leave Israel and go to Babylon. Their
captors wanted them to sing temple songs for the purpose of making fun of them. The Israelites defiantly
hung up their instruments, refusing
to play and sing. Their despair even took them
to the wretched place of hoping Babylonian babies would be dashed against rocks (vs. 8-9). What a horrible situation!
The
Jews probably should have ignored their persecutors and sung a song to the LORD
to quiet their tormented souls. Thanking and praising God in the midst of
difficulties is the best antidote to hopeless despair. In fact, the LORD
commands it:
Rejoice always; in everything give thanks,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
—1 Thessalonians
5:16, 18
Psalm 137 may describe how you or someone you love feels
today. Pray for God to help you sing to
Him by giving you the answer to the question in verse 4.
“LORD, how can __________ and I sing Your song in a foreign land?
Please help us sing for the sake of Your name, Jesus~”
What is a song for God that comes to your mind? Do not hesitate; sing it to Him.
The WATCHMAN on the WALL, 3 – Dr. Ron and Marsha
Harvell
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