Good morning.
Faith Sings Before it Happens
Isaiah 54: 1 (The Message)
Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who've never experienced childbirth! You're ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women." God says so!
Imagine if you could not have children (being barren) and you went to the doctor for help and he looked at you over his glasses and said, ”sing, woman, sing!”, and then gave you the prescription to sing songs about how many kids you were going to have and how awesome they would be.
You may think that is kind of strange, but that is the point of this verse. It is reminding us that people of faith do not just sing songs of thankfulness after things happen but can be heard singing songs of faith and thankfulness when they seem impossible!
Remember, faith is the substance of things hoped for and not of things seen or experienced (Hebrews 11) which means when we are believing God for something He has promised us, we do not need to wait until we handle it before owning it and singing about it. In fact, the prophet instructs us to sing from the position of apparent lack and barrenness. That’s faith.
We read about Moses parting the Red Sea with his faith and when they get to the other side it says His sister Miriam got out her tambourine and started to play and sing songs of thankfulness to God. Well done Miriam, but really, think about it, anyone can play the tambourine on the victorious that side of the miracle. God is looking for some people who will play the tambourine of faith before the miracle happens and when it looks impossible.
Without faith it is impossible to please God so sing Him a song that pleases Him today. Sing Him a song of faith. Yes, sing it from the middle of that place of apparent barrenness because He told you to.
Bless you
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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