Do you hear that?

In the early morning silence, all I can hear is the ringing in my ears. But there’s a sound beyond my hearing that gently wafts around me. It emanates from the great heart of Jehovah Shammah – the LORD who is always present.

The LORD your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3:17, ESV

Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Think of the great Jehovah singing! Can you imagine it? Is it possible to conceive of the Deity breaking into a song: Father, Son and Holy Ghost together singing over the redeemed? God is so happy in the love which he bears to his people that he breaks the eternal silence, and sun and moon and stars with astonishment hear God chanting a hymn of joy.” http://BLB Blog – Spurgeon – Our God Sings

At times His song crescendos into loud shouts of joy then decrescendos into quiet whispers as gentle as a summer breeze. No place and no time are songless. His melody whispers through the cacophony of life and into the quiet of a sleepless night.

All through the night His song is with me.
Psalm 42:8

His song is the song of Presence. It is always with me. When my ears are tuned to the world and my mind shadowed with struggles, He still sings. But when my soul is hushed in His presence, I’ll begin to pick up the deep tones of the song, and Jehovah Shammah will teach me to sing.

What is this song that envelops me? It’s the melody, harmonies and rhythm of all of His goodness flowing around me and into me. It’s His song of endless love, grace, and mercy. It becomes my hope, my quiet love, and my exultant joy. And my soul sings it back to Him.

10 thoughts on “Do you hear that?

  1. That is so beautiful Pam, our thoughts and imaginations of God are no doubt so far from the reality of his being!
    At my age, I think a great deal of what the reality of it will be like, when we arrive at the Paradise of God!
    And what will it really be like when we first see the New Heaven and New Earth?
    As you know, I love growing Amaryllis flowers. I now have more than 2000 bulbs of many colors and varieties.
    We humans can see a great variety of colors, but we cannot see many colors of the spectrum.
    I think I would like to be a gardener there. I believe there will be many things there that we love and enjoy here in this life!
    I am getting so anxious to explore all the new things that we will be able to enjoy there that our finite minds cannot even imagine!
    I like the thought of our amazing God singing, and joining in with us as he did with Adam in the Garden.
    We know He desired to be with Adam, much like we like to join in with our children especially when they are young!!
    I would like very much to know your thoughts of what it will be like to be in His presence!!
    Love you, and hope you are doing well!
    Uncle Den

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