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.

How Firm a Foundation?

I have been listening to YouTube for a while and I heard Dr. Robert Sala quote the following poem/hymn written by Robert Keen in Europe around 1787. I am greatly touched by its message.

1. How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word;
What more can he say than to you he hath said?
You, who unto Jesus, for refuge have fled.

2. In ev'ry condition - in sickness in health,
In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth,
At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea,
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.

3. “Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed!
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

4. “When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not thee o'erflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

5. “When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design,
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

6. “E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove
My sov'reign eternal, unchangeable love;
And then, when grey hairs shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne.

7. “The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes:
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never - no, never, no, never forsake!”

In the Jewish New Testment, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Sh'aul writes, verse 58) "So, my dear brothers, stand firm and unmovable, always doing the Lord's work as vigourously as you can knowing that united with the Lord your efforts are not in vain."

Also in 2 Timothy 4:5, "But you, remain steady in every situation, enduring suffering, do the work that a proclaimer of the Good News should and do everything your service to God requires."