Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord

Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord

Ephesians 5:19 :-

“Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord”

How burdened we can become from the cares of the day. Even in our beds, the pressures, loose ends and complications of the world seem to drum on our minds and ring in our ears.

That is why Paul tells us to constantly make melody to the Lord in our hearts in Ephesians 5:19. It is a song of praise, but it is also a song of war; pulling down strongholds of frustration from our day and bringing into captivity every worrisome thought. Psalmist also says, let them sing aloud upon their beds (Psalm 149:5). The heavenly song in our hearts removes the sickness of this sinful world and brings us peace.

We exchange Christ's pure melody of joy. The world entices us to march to its beat, losing sight of God, and tossing and turning on our beds, but Christ gives His beloved sound sleep.

Jesus would have us leaning on His breast, in heavenly places, beside still waters. His call to His bride is ever, "Rise up. My love, my fair one, and come away" (Song of Solomon 2:10), away from the suspicious stares of the world to the loving gaze of Christ. As we hearken to His call, and seek His gentle presence by night, He will rejoice with singing too. Listen to His lorry and soon we shall be asleep on our pillows, even amidst a storm of cares.

God loves you and wants to answer your prayer. Say this prayer with me:

Father, I discard the cares of the day right now and sing a song of praise to Jesus in my heart. Thank you for glorious rest and glorious melody. I am happy to be Your child, in the world but not of it, with my heart and mind kept by Your peace. In Jesus' Name, Amen.