A Singer’s Heart 喜乐欢唱
Dexu Xia
A Singer’s Heart
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1
The praise song drifted downstairs . . . at 6:33 on a Saturday morning. I didn’t think anyone else was awake, but my youngest daughter’s scratchy voice proved me wrong. She was barely conscious, but there was already a song on her lips.
My youngest is a singer. In fact, she can’t not sing. She sings when she wakes up. When she goes to school. When she goes to bed. She was born with a song in her heart—and most of the time, her songs focus on Jesus. She’ll praise God anytime, anywhere.
I love the simplicity, devotion, and earnestness of my daughter’s voice. Her spontaneous and joyful songs echo invitations to praise God found throughout Scripture. In Psalm 95, we read, “Come let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation” (v. 1). Reading further, we learn that this praise flows from an understanding of who He is (“For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods,” v. 3)—and whose we are (“For he is our God and we are the people of his pasture,” v. 7).
For my daughter, those truths are her first thought in the morning. By God’s grace, this little worshiper offers us a profound reminder of the joy of singing to Him.
What prompts you to praise God for His faithfulness to you? What songs help you to remember and focus on His character and goodness?
God, thank You for who You are and for what You’ve done for me—and for all Your people—by inviting us to be sheep in Your pasture. Let today be filled with my songs of praise for Your goodness
喜乐欢唱
来啊，我们要向耶和华歌唱；向拯救我们的磐石欢呼！—诗篇95篇1节
一个周六早晨，6点33分，赞美的歌声顺着楼梯飘了下来。我以为除了我以外，全家人都还在睡梦中，但最小的女儿稚嫩沙哑的歌声证明我错了。她还在半梦半醒时，嘴巴已经开始唱赞美诗歌了。
我最小的女儿很爱唱歌。事实上，她没办法不唱歌。无论是起床、上学或上床睡觉的时候，她都要唱歌。她生来就喜欢唱歌，而且大多时候，她唱的歌都是以颂赞耶稣为主，她总是随时随地赞美上帝。
我喜欢我女儿那单纯、敬虔而诚挚的声音。她自发且快乐地唱着诗歌，正呼应了整本圣经对我们的邀请，邀请我们来赞美上帝！在诗篇95篇，我们读到：“来啊，我们要向耶和华歌唱；向拯救我们的磐石欢呼！”（1节）再读下去，我们了解这赞美源自于认识这位上帝：“因耶和华为大神，为大王，超乎万神之上”（3节）；源自于明白我们与上帝之间的关系：“因为祂是我们的上帝，我们是祂草场的羊。”（7节）
对我女儿而言，这些真理是她早晨醒来的第一个念头。因着上帝的恩典，这个小小的敬拜者深刻地提醒我们向上帝歌唱的喜乐。
什么会激励你赞美上帝对你的信实？
哪些诗歌可以帮助你记得并专注于祂的本质和良善？
上帝啊，我要为祢的本质、为祢邀请我们成为祢草场的羊，以及祢为我和祢所有的子民成就的一切，向祢献上感谢！今天我要时时因祢的良善歌唱赞美祢！