Sing and Dance to a New Song!

Psalm 149

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, September 29.

Hallelujah – “Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song” (Psalm 149:1). I asked my Sunday School class: What does it mean for you to sing a new song? One of our elders testified,saying that he has been singing a new song since he was saved by Jesus in a jail cell. One of our worship leaders followed up on his comment, quoting Paul from 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” How profoundly simple: If you are in Christ Jesus, then you are singing a new song – your very life has become a praise offering to God! As the psalmist declared in Psalm 107:2, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.”

You are now a hope–bearer and no longer a doomsdayer! You dance to the beat of a new drummer; the psalmist described thisnew song in Psalm 149:3-5, “Let them praise His name with dancing; let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation. Let the godly ones exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.” Your life is meant to be a joyful expression of praise, filled with faith, hope, and love (1 Corinthians 13:13; cf. Galatians 5:22-23). God’s will for your new life is that you be thankful in every circumstance (1Thessalonians 5:18; cf. Philippians 2:12-16). Stay in step withthe Holy Spirit!

Seize the moment and pray Psalm 149, meditating upon the joy of the Lord as your strength (Nehemiah 8:10). Do not be conformed to the song of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). Sing and dance to the beat of the new song in your life!