The Feast of Trumpets, A New Song!

Psalms 98
1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; 5 make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, 6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn-- shout for joy before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; 9 let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

I was telling a friend this weekend that music is a language. Listening to music is nice but this Psalm tells us over and over again to speak the language of music. Whether you are playing a harp or shofar (ram's horn,) whether you are clapping like a river or singing like a mountain, or resounding like the ocean, we are commanded to make a joyful noise to the Lord.

What's really cool is that I taught the youth group this weekend about Rosh Hashana and the "I know" of the song 'Jesus Loves Me' and I used the ocean to tie them all together and then I find this Psalm this morning which connects them too. God is so much fun. I love Him.

Like I told my friend, there's this whole language she hadn't experienced yet. Whether you already love to make music or are challenged to try, may you be blessed this Rosh Hashana with 'jubilant song.'

Oh and don't forget this Psalm says to make a 'new song' to the Lord! That means try a new instrument or write a song. My third son, Micah got to play a synthesizer this weekend and he'll tell you it's awesome to try something new!