Make No Mistake: Songs Are More Than Music When it Comes to Worship.
Why do we sing? What should we sing? And how should we sing?
Zephaniah 3:17 has to be my favourite verse in the Bible.
"The Lord your God is with you; he is mighty to save, he rejoices over you with singing and quiets you with his love."
Doesn't the thought that God sings over us blow your mind?
I get that we sing… people pretty much sing all the time - have a look around sometime! You'll notice that we sing in the car, "serenade" our kids to sleep, shout-sing the birthday song, and belt out the lyrics at concerts really loudly (and if you're me, really off-key, haha).
It turns out that people are made to sing. Why? Because God sings! At our core, it's a part of who we are and our image-bearing. God sings, and just like Him, we sing too.
Which raises important questions, ones that so many people, even worship leaders fail to answer. Questions like;