Singing Praises to Yeshua

I just spent a week in Abilene at the Singing School at Abilene Christian University. It was the most awesome, spiritual reviving of my soul. The joint purpose of sculpturing your voice to focus in on a true harmony with other singers and praising the Lord is so calming to my spirit. Singing for an hour twice a day and then focusing on the fundamentals of music, sight reading with shape notes, singers workshop and the history of singing/songs in the church wrapped my mind toward God.

Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." KJV

The word of Christ dwelling in me richly in all wisdom is most vital in my daily life. So singing the word links me by spirit to God closely. Singing hymns and psalms with a spiritual purpose continually is a wonderful way to keep a smile on your face and meet the day or work with a God-like attitude.

The grace of God dwelling in my soul appears when I allow my body to sing praises to him and Yeshua.

Hebrews 2:12 "saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee." KJV

I would recommend this Singing School at Abilene Christian University to any man or woman who loves to sing and wants to improve their voice in song to bring praises to God. http://www.singingschool.org/ The Singing School's next years date is July 10th.

I will always have issues with women leading singing in a congregation, however, learning to pitch your voice and blending in with a group of believers to sing praises to the Lord is wonderful.

Light or the Light?

Revelation 7:16 states, "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore: neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. KJV

I am always amazed at the connections my students and I see daily as we work in science. We completed a study of the sun being one part of a whole system. If the sun goes out then the system will stop to exist as it has been known. When we believe God, Yeshua (the Messiah), and the Ruach-Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit), we have no fear of our universe's light not shining. We will not miss the sunlight, halos around the moon, rainbows, green flashes and moon dogs or energy from the sun.

"Day and night they serve him in his Temple: and the One who sits on the throne will put his Sh'Khinah(the glorious manifest presence of God) upon them. They will never again be hungry, they will never again be thirsty, the sun will not beat down on them, nor will any burning heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them, will lead them to springs of living water: and God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Isaiah 49:10, Revelation 7:15-17 (Jewish New Testment translation)

No more fear of the sun's distruction, the Earth not turning or wondering about the moonlight halo.

(Picture: Nainital Green Flash from setting sun taken from a mountain in India. Source: Amiteshomar, Wikipedia, 13 January, 2010.)