We Never Know Who's Listening

Psalms 45:1 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

When was the last time we meditated on God's goodness? How can any of us, after knowing the goodness of God's salvation in Christ Jesus, not be overwhelmed by all that we have gained in Him? I do not know about you, but I can recall many moments of just breaking out in praise and song while contemplating how good the Lord has been to me. The countless times He has been better to me than I deserve. Do we ever stop and think about how often we deserve condemnation, but instead receive mercy, grace, love, and forgiveness? God's goodness should create such a burning within us that we cannot help but proclaim His glory to others. The fact of the matter is that our circumstances should not dictate whether or not we have a song in our hearts for the Lord. He is good to us, and that goodness shows whether we are in the valley or on the mountaintop. In Acts 16, the Apostle Paul and Silas were in prison. Beginning in verse 25 it tells us that they were praying and singing hymns to God, right before a great earthquake occurred. The awesome thing about this account is that it tells us that the other prisoners were listening. The prison doors were opened, and the jailer, thinking the prisoners had escaped, was about to kill himself. Instead, the Apostle Paul reassured him that they were all still there. The outcome of that incident was that the jailer came to Jesus. Imagine how many more people we could reach for Christ, if we could demonstrate that kind of peace, joy, and praise, in the midst of difficult times. What started out as a terrible situation, that could have ended tragically, ended with Heaven rejoicing. Why did it end this way? It ended that way because servants of God chose to have a song on their hearts and lips for the Lord, that God used to bring another lost soul to the family of God. We need not let this world silence our songs of praise. Instead, let us sing our praise to God so loud that it drowns out the world's noise. We never know who God will put nearby to listen in.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).