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The Music in God’s Word

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Holy Spirit Come, Holy Spirit Come

Is the Word of God alive in you? Is the gospel of Jesus Christ breathing within your being? If we really desire the Word to come alive and to fill us with the life that only God can provide, then we need the Holy Spirit moving within us. It is the difference between a grade school child reading “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, (the work of the poet Lord Alfred Tennyson), and sitting at Tennyson’s feet as he reads the verse he wrote aloud. Reading God’s Word is much like this, the Spirit brings life to the Word of God for us with the voice and understanding of God Himself.

The Song of God’s Presence

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Prayer Song

The title of my devotional reading today was "God's Presence Results in Singing" and this is a subject that seems to be obvious to us as believers. Whenever our spirits are in communion with His, there is song... it can present itself as an exhilaration beyond description, or if we are experiencing moments of desperate despair or tremendous sorrow we find a connection with Him that reveals itself in solemn songs and dirges. When in God’s presence songs well up from within us and bring with them the essence of our prayers. This is why some psalms in the Bible are joyous, while others can be thankful, solemn, desperate, filled with mourning, or pleading.