Psalm 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in Him.
David was multifaceted. This Shepherd King was a poet, a musician, composer, singer, shepherd, a prophet and a king. I believe he made his own instruments to praise the Lord. His first harp must have been from the thread that was woven from the wool of his flock and the wood that he could find in the wilderness. Every time David had a divine encounter it turned into a tune and gave a performance to his wilderness audience, the little flock. When He tore the mouth of a lion and tackled a bear and killed it he must have sung Psalms 23 – “The Lord is my shepherd”. When he was running away for his life and pretended to be a lunatic before the Philistine ruler Abimelek he wrote Psalm 34 “I will bless the Lord at all times”. When he was falsely accused, chased and when there was no hope of fulfilment of the promises and prophecies, he must have written Psalm 27, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?” David did not write songs to become famous but to remain faithful in the midst of the misfortune. He turned his treacherous experiences into a tremendous triumphant song and became the greatest worship leader of all times.
Songs are just not rhyming, poetic or harmonious musicals but melodious of Heavenly invasions into our earthly desperations.
Three differences between the ‘melody of our heart’ and a ‘musical recital’:
1. Muggy: Musicals are expressions of joyous occasions but the “melody of the heart” is a song that is birthed from the muggy, muddy or mucky circumstances. When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall (Psalms 27:2). Danger was lurking all around David. His survival and escape was grim, yet he stirred up the faith and prophesied to his cloudy circumstances. Music makes us happy but it is the “melody of our heart” that keeps us motivated during muggy, messy and miserable times.
2. Moody: Musicals are for celebrations but it is the “melody of the heart” that brings hope back into the heart during rough, tough and moody times. When recurring frustrations and repetitive disappointments weigh our hearts down, the song in our heart will reinstate hope and restore peace. I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living (Psalm 27:13). In the midst of grim, ghastly and gruesome circumstances, David continued to make music in his heart.
3. Melancholy: Songs will change melancholic misery into a melody. David was stripped of the palace, possessions and power and was chased into the wilderness, yet, he was able to enjoy the provision and protection of the Lord, as he turned his mourning into a melody. Psalms 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. The only way to combat fear that brings sorrow, grief and melancholy is to stop looking at our impossibility and start singing about His Omnipotence.
We only need a grateful heart to make music in our heart which will become a melody of praise in our mouth.
Psalms 34:18 The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, I invite your Heavenly invasion into all my earthly encounters. Teach me to make music in my heart with song of your greatness, power and glory to become a lion killer, bear hunter and a giant slayer like David. Amen
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