Sing For Joy
To Sing For Joy – God-Exalting Reverence
Occasionally on Delight-in-God.com, I like to share beautiful spirit-lifting music with you.
The song today is not only worshipful, I want to sing for joy every time I hear it!
I’ve listened to “Precious Jesus” dozens of times by now and it never gets old.
You might want to turn up the sound on your speakers for this one.
Jesus!
He is precious to God, a beloved cornerstone, described as such in 1 Peter 2:4-5 . . .
We, as Christians, are the living stones of God’s church.
His Son Jesus, our precious Savior, took the weight of our sins upon Himself and, through Him, we have eternal life.
Spurgeon writes, “He is preciousness, He is an honor, He is everything that is glorious to you. You can never think highly enough of Him, or speak well enough concerning Him. All the world beside may disallow Him, but unto you He is precious.” – as quoted in Precept Austin.org.2
To Sing for Joy – A Call to Worship!
What does the Bible say about singing?
Actually, singing is mentioned a lot in God’s Word.
Here’s just one example in Book of Psalms . . .
Psalm 95:1-2 says:
1Come, let’s sing for joy to the Lord,
Let’s shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
2Let’s come before His presence with a song of thanksgiving,
Let’s shout joyfully to Him in songs with instruments.3
Together in churches across the nation we gather on Sundays to praise God by the reading of His word and through our singing.
When we sing for joy with a song like this, we are shining the light of our Savior to a dying world in need of Hope.
“Hope” – as in the confident expectation of our precious Lord’s return.
As beautiful as this song is, can you imagine how heaven will sound?!
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 Precept Austin quotation is from the 1 Peter 2:7-8 Commentary, [2022] Courtesy of Precept Austin, Subheading, “The Preciousness of Belief” Web. Accessed 12 September, 2023.
3 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
