as notes of music flow off the page...

I haven't listened to my itunes in a while, but today i thought it was time to open it back up and listen to some music. I'm not sure why I haven't been listening to a lot of music while here at college... I'm thinking that it is because I am either always with friends, at a church service (with amazing worship) or doing homework. Well, whatever the reason is, i opened my itunes and put it on shuffle. I have a lot of different music on my itunes but the first song it played, of course, was a love song. I haven't listened to many love songs lately and it kind of got me thinking... Music is a key to the heart, an entrance into emotions which otherwise wouldn't be revealed. Some people use music to woo a loved one while others use the music to vent in anger. Lately, the music I've been listening to has been all worship music, which is amazing. I love exalting my Heavenly Father in all I say and do, especially through my music. God has been revealing so much to me lately, and I continue to find myself in consistent praise of His touch in my life each day. The other thing I have remembered as I listen to the melody of each of these songs and think deeply about the words that each artist sings, is that God sings over us. Wednesday night, in campus church, Dr. Gutierrez talked about the vast love that God has for each one of his children and specifically of how God knows us so deeply and personally. He referenced Psalm 139, which is probably one of my favorite sections in the Bible, and showed what our reactions should be when the Spirit wants to take control in our lives. According to him, our first reaction should be praise. I completely agree with this statement because I believe our God delights in our music, in our voices (good or bad) and most of all, delights in our heart of worship. Ahhh, i love hearing people sing in other languages. it delights my heart and Spirit to see the way that God loves diversity... I'm just so amazed by all He is capable of. So amazed. 


"I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will comment your works to another; they will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. All you have made will praise you, O Lord; your saints will extol you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever." -Psalm 145 


I worship Him because He is worthy of praise. I commit myself to living for him, for my life to be a constant love song, written for my Father. The only one worthy of praise, the only one worthy of all my heart, my love, my life, my abilities. He should be praised, he should be exalted and He will be. He is my rock and my salvation. I rejoice in him as a grow and learn, I thank Him for his hand in my life. 


My prayer is for all others, may you seek His face. May you truly worship with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind. Live for him and make your life a love song, exalting and praising your creator.