Singing In The Glory-Breakthrough 2015

Ephesians 5:19 "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;"
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."

Music has set the dynamic for Breakthrough in the scripture before. The children of Israel shouted and the trumpets sounded when the walls of Jericho came down. Often times the children of Israel put the worshippers at the front of the battle line because their music would bring chills to the spines of their enemies. The most famous worship leader of all time, David, had such a breakthrough anointing that he could break the tormenting spirits that plagued King Saul. So in the Pentecostal church we know the music has set the tone for our worship for years.

Paul wrote twice it was important to speak (sing) to ourselves in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, making melody in our heart to God. So my first point of Breakthrough through singing is knowing who you are singing for and to. You are not singing to make an impression on the congregation, but you are singing because you love God. You are not singing just because you like to sing, but because you want to have a breakthrough with God. It's not about entertainment, but it's about worshipping and leading others into the presence of God for a breakthrough.

So if we are to be singing unto the Lord, the Bible says He requires our best efforts. Not singing the same old songs over and over because we don't like to practice, or using just one style of music, but using choruses, convention book, red-back hymnals, new songs, or whatever the Lord sanctifies through His Word, Whether it's from an iPad, off a screen, from a hardcover or paperback book, or from printed sheet music, God just wants us to do our best. The only time Jesus got real angry in the Word is when the money changers outside the temple were selling halt and maimed sacrifices to the people. They were less than the best, and Jesus made it know these were not acceptable. It's takes effort, it takes practice, it takes work, but God wants the best from us to sing through a breakthrough.

Just going through the motions is not going to get it done. Just sounding spiritual is not going to get it done. There has to be some effort behind the action to make a difference. In Acts 16, what if Paul and Silas had just moaned instead of opening their mouths and started singing and making melody in their hearts before the Lord? They were certainly not in ideal conditions and had no band to accompany them, but they just opened up their hearts to God through music and revival came down. So even with the worst of situations, music still set the tone for worship.

If you want to sing in the glory in 2015 then don't let different styles keep you from the main reason you are singing in the first place-and that is, to bring glory to God. It may not be your preference or the best style you like, but you're not singing it because it's your favorite, you're singing it unto the Lord and you want a breakthrough.

Lastly, sing with your best effort. If you sing soprano, sing soprano. Alto, then sing alto. Learn the part you're singing. Practice it until you get it down. Give it your first and best effort and guess what? God will be pleased and breakthrough will come.

Remember, you're not singing off the wall, you're singing to Jesus. Remember the book is man-made, but you're singing to Jesus. When you sing to Jesus with your best effort and your whole heart, the sky's literally the limit! Breakthrough is on the horizon, so sing with your whole heart unto the Lord!