Worship

My superintendent asked the question the other day, "What is the one instrument God made?" I immediately knew where the conversation was going. He was going to say that God only made the human voice- and that is why they focused on it. That is the first time i had heard this reason for my school using a cappella music in worship. I had always heard.. "The new testament does not mention any musical instruments". I always wondered why we assumed that meant God wanted us to stop. (The new testament does mention musical instruments in revelation.)

But i was a bit bothered when he said that the only instrument was the human voice. I walk outside and hear the wind blowing, hear the birds singing... I can hear the rhythm of the human heart. There is far more 'natural' music than just the human voice. You just need to listen.

I think there is far more to a worshipper than even singing song. I think that God wants far more from us that a simple song- he wants our lives, all of them. He wants all of your heart. Your whole life to be an act of worship before the king. This means in everything you do- you do it all for God, not holding back any part. And that is hard! But that makes it even more worthy- singing a song is easy- living out a song each day something more.

A true worshipper uses their hands, their feet, their words, their eyes, their soul, their mind, their attitude, their everything in worship. This means you worship God at work, in school, on the field, in the mall, on the streets of the city, on the mountain tops, and in the fields of the valley.

God made more than the human voice- he made the human body, mind, and soul. When you use these things to glorify God, you are worshipping God.
So sing with your voice, raise and clap your hands, dance and jump, fall to your knees. I don't care how you do it, but play the instrument he gave you- Don't just sing it out. Live it out.

i'm on the run
i'm on the ropes this time
where is my song?
i've lost the song of my soul tonight
sing it out, sing it out
take what is left of me
and make it a melody
sing it out, sing out loud
i can't find the words to sing
you'd be my remedy
my song, my song
i'll sing with what's left of me
where is the sun
feel like a ghost this time
where have you gone
i need your breath in my lungs tonight
sing it out, sing it out
take what is left of me
and make it a melody
sing it out, sing out loud
i can't find the words to sing
you'd be my remedy
my song, my song
i'll sing with what's left of me
i'm holding on, i'm holding on to you
my world is wrong, my world is a lie that's come true
and i fall in love with the ones that run me through
when all along all i need is you
sing it out, sing it out
take what is left of me
make it a melody
sing it out, sing out loud
i can't find the words to sing
come be my remedy
my song, my song, my song
i'll sing with what's left of me