Musicians Sacrifice with the Voice of Thanksgiving

Musicians Sacrifice with the Voice of Thanksgiving

Jonah 2:19 states, “But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed.  Salvation is of the LORD.”

       Jonah sang his way out of the big fish according to Jonah 2:8-9.  He was so desperate and tired of having his own way that he began to pray and make God some promises.  You would pray too if you found yourself in the belly of a big fish.

   I heard a little chorus once, at a church in Newport News Virginia that my wife and I attended, when I was in the US Army.  It went like this:

                                    “When God tells you what to do

                                    You’d better do it.  You’d better do it.

                                    It doesn’t pay to disobey

                                    That’s all there’s to it.

                                    Like Jonah you’ll find out

                                    The hard, hard way.

       If you have promised God that you will music for him and to him, you better pay your vow and keep ministering musically unto him.  Keep giving God your musical offering with the voice of thanksgiving.  If you do not, you may find yourself in a mess spiritually.

       My Bible says in Romans 11:29, “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”  So, “buck up” musical soldier and remember there are some things in life that you have to keep doing.  Why?  Because God wants you to keep doing what he has told you to do. If you do not, like Jonah, you may get the opportunity to test out the acoustics inside of a big fish!