Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Songs and Everlasting Joy

Songs and Everlasting Joy  
            Isaiah 35:10, “And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads:  they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."  Did you ever stop to think that Christ’s peaceable kingdom will include music?  Music is one of the things we have in this life and will have in the life to come.  There aren’t very many things that we have in this life that can be taken to heaven with us.  A few of those things are those whom we have helped to win to the Lord, other “treasures” (not money) that the Bible teaches us that can be laid up in heaven.  St. Matthew recorded that Jesus said, “Lay not up to yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doeth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth or rust doeth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 2:20-23) 
            Only the ransomed of the LORD will be able to take music with them to the life hereafter.  The Bible states that those who reign with Christ will have music and everlasting joy upon their heads.  I believe that one of the ways that God will allow saints to obtain everlasting joy and gladness will be through music. 
            In heaven sorrow and sighing will have to flee in the presence of Gods bestowed gladness and joy.  I believe that this continuous gladness and joy upon the heads of the saints will be expressed through musicing unto God eternally.  So, Christian musician be sure to prepare yourself and those to whom you minister musically to store up good music because I believe that it can be taken to heaven. Catechize every Christian under your influence to music unto God in this life as a preparation for the life to come. 

 

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