12/04/20 WHAT’S NEW? #2 — Psalm 33:3 (HCSB) Sing a NEW SONG to Him; PLAY SKILLFULLY on the strings, with a JOYFUL SHOUT. Psalm 40:3 (HCSB) He put a NEW SONG in my mouth, A HYMN OF PRAISE to our God. MANY will SEE AND FEAR and PUT THEIR TRUST IN THE LORD. (also Psalm 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; 42:10) — Besides praising God, our music should cause unbelievers to SEE that God actually exists, FEAR His righteous judgment and wrath, and PUT THEIR TRUST in Him!

Revelation 5:9 (HCSB) And they sang a NEW SONG: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slaughtered, and You redeemed ⌊people⌋ for God by Your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation. — OK, Jesus has told us the lyrics. Now, perhaps, some of you composers and arrangers need to create the score!

Revelation 14:3 (HCSB) They sang a NEW SONG before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, but NO ONE COULD LEARN THE SONG EXCEPT THE 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. — Surely, like me, there’s been a time when you heard a song you really liked, but no matter how hard you tried, you just could NOT “get it!” Sounds like that’s gonna happen for the vast majority of believers after Jesus’ Triumphal Return!?

Eph. 5:19 mentions “Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs.” Psalm is Greek for sacred music, usually with instrumental accompaniment. Hymn is Greek for sacred music (NOT a musical piece 100-150 years old in a hardback book in the back of the pew!). And “Song” in Greek is “ode!” Not much difference!?

Every great revival the world in church history has been accompanied by NEW MUSIC, SKILLFULLY composed, played and sung with JOY! Let’s stop the “Worship Wars” over church music and PRAISE Almighty God with many songs, many instruments, quiet and loud, slow and fast, old and NEW!