Not in Pianissimo - In Fortissimo!
Sing aloud to God our strength;
shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
Raise a song; sound the tambourine,
the sweet lyre with the harp.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
at the full moon, on our feast day.
Perhaps before diving into the above first lines of this song, written by the songwriter Asaph, we should read these words spoken by Christ, ages later:
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Those that call upon God and claim Him as their Savior, do not hide that fact. They live out loud and loud. In the above lines, Asaph is telling us to take some very loud musical instruments and make a noise for God and to God. We are to “sing aloud” and to “shout” and to “raise a song” and to make noise on a “tambourine” and a “trumpet.” This is not a quiet church service. This is one with much noise and much shouting. The writer tells how to worship, when to worship and then, throughout the rest of the psalm, why to worship. God is interested in our claiming Him as our Savior and doing so in a very conspicuous manner. We are not to wear our Christianity in silence. People should not have to wonder if we claim Christ. We are to proclaim Him with loud singing and praise. Let us sing for joy with shouts of praise. Blowing a trumpet is a loud noise. It is not silent. The orchestra does not often bring the trumpets in pianissimo (very soft ... pp). It almost always brings them in fortissimo (very loud ... ff). God does not want us to live our lives in pianissimo. He wants us to live our lives in fortissimo!!
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