Change the Music
From Sunday Morning
by Pastor Nave on April 12, 2015
O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth (Psalm 96:1, KJV).
Everyone is a singer. It doesn’t matter how well we think or feel we sing, we all sing praises to the Lord. He only cares that we praise Him—not the way we sound. Scripture tells us to make a joyful noise unto the Lord (Psalm 98:4). God loves our praise and worship when it is directed toward Him.
Song is ingrained in us. There is a reason that God gave us music. According to physiology, our heart beat, brain waves, breathing, and much more can be affected by music. Even the cells in our body respond to music! According to research, listening to music 15 minutes a day can increase our immune system levels!
Scripture reinforces the ideology that music is good for the soul and body. When Saul was troubled, it was David’s music that comforted him (I Samuel 16:23). Elijah called for a musician to start playing (II Kings 3:15). There is a Scriptural connection to the music we hear and the impact to our life.
The way we live and our life’s experiences are all a figurative song. Our life’s song reflects the way we think, how we act, and how we life our life. Our song will define who we are.
In our key verse of Scripture, David said to sing a new song. There must have been a reason for David to stop singing the old song and to begin with a new. We can learn there are 2 reasons why we need to change the music (the song) in our life.
We may need to sing a new song because our current song has become old and stale. Everyone has a “top 10” list of songs that replay over and over again in our life. Some songs may be meant for a period in our life, but new songs are for a new day and a new season in life. God always has something better for us—and that new blessing will come with a new song!
We cannot always sing the same song and stay in the same tune day-in and day-out. God wants us to continue to grow in Him and unlock more truth, more power, more anointing, etc. God tells us to not remember the former things—He is creating a new thing in us (Isaiah 43:18–19).
Sometimes we just need to leave what is old and stale in our past. We need to continue to press toward new blessings in Christ and the new song He has in store for us. We need to change the music!
There are times we need to change our song because it’s isn’t good. Bad songs are offensive to God and His heart is turned when He hears them. God isn’t put off by our singing, it’s what we’re singing. We need to stop and think today what our life song says about us. What song defines our lifestyle?
God created all sounds, all music, and all notes. People take melodies God created and add their own lyrics. Our life’s melody can seem right, but the lyrics can be wrong. Satan is a master at writing bad lyrics, and tricking God’s people into singing them. We need to be careful about what the devil is trying to get us to sing.
We don’t have to stay locked into the same song loop over and over again. God will always make a way of escape for His people (I Corinthians 10:13). God wants to wake us up and put a new song in our hearts. We need to listen to Him when He tells us to change the music.
We learn in Scripture that our song can be powerful. Jehoshaphat was a shining star in the history of Israel who one a battle without ever fighting. He appointed singers unto the Lord and headed into battle with praise (II Chronicles 20:20–21). He didn’t put trust in himself or in his own song, but in the Lord’s. When his musicians started to praise the Lord, the enemy became scared and retreated—the battle was won through praise.
We can overcome any trial in life and live a life pleasing to the Lord when we simply change our music. Let’s think about the songs in our life, and direct them to praise of the most High!
