How Can I Keep From Singing?

653 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 2Sa 22:1 Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he said: "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The pesky Philistines have been defeated. Goliath's revenge-minded kinfolk have been dealt with, Saul and his tribe are no longer an issue. At last, David has been delivered from his enemies. What's the first thing he does after his enemies have been dealt with? He writes a song about it. Does he write this song for himself? Does he write it for others? No! He spoke these words in song to the Lord! Why? Because deliverance is not about us, it's about the Lord. He alone has the power to stand against our great enemy, the devil. This writing of songs to the Lord after deliverance is not without precedence. Moses wrote a song about God's deliverance after the sea closed in on Pharaoh's army. You can read about it in Ex 15. Deborah wrote a song after the Israelites were delivered from the hand of Jabin. Let's face it, deliverance puts a song in our hearts. Maybe we can't write songs about deliverance like Moses, or Deborah, or David, but we certainly can join along with the chorus as we read about them in Scripture! Have you experienced a victory over besetting sin in your life! Sing to the Lord! Has God showed up strong in your life today? Sing! There is no shortage of music in our world today to sum up how you feel about the Lord and His deliverance! There is nothing like that song that God puts in your heart upon your conversion to Christ. That's the power behind the classic John Newton song “Amazing Grace,” which still brings tears to my eyes every time I sing it! “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see!” It is just as Chris Tomlin sings in his praise and worship song: “How Can I Keep From Singing!”