Sing a Joyful Noise Psalm 95:1

1O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.


David calls God the "Rock of our Salvation". He writes that we are to make a joyful noise to the Rock of our Salvation. God deserves our devotion and our dedication. He deserves to be the object of our praise and our thanksgiving. God has indeed done great and wonderful things for us.

Notice David says, "Come let us sing unto the Lord". This is an invitation, not a command. David is not saying that we should sing unto the Lord but rather come and join him in singing unto the Lord together. The issue of not coming together to sing unto the Lord is not even a question in the writers mind. The matter of worshipping God is not an option; the only question is where and when and with whom we choose to worship Him.

We are to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. God's delight is in the joyful and not the noise. Perhaps the most significant element missing in our worship services today is the "joyful" aspect of coming to God. So many times we come to the Lord out of duty or obligation. We mean well and our intentions are good but we fail to come to Him joyfully and as a result, we fail to worship Him and we miss out on the blessings that He has for us.

It does not matter what we do for God, we need to make sure we come to Him first and that will give us the joy that we need to find Him. We need to learn to seek His face instead of His hands. We need to learn to come to Him for Who He is and what HE has already done for us instead of what He can do for us. When we come to God and make a joyful noise unto Him, we will find God's joy becomes full and His joy overflows over into our lives and makes our lives all the more special and blessed!

God is interested in the joyful noise and the joyful giving to Him. It does not matter what we give to Him as long as it is our best both in our effort and in our motive. Story is told of a famous orator who was called to read Psalm 23. He came and so eloquently read the words, enunciating every syllable and so eloquently pronouncing every word. The audience sat quietly and heard every word and applauded his effort. An elderly man then stood up from the crowd and walked to the stage and asked if he could recite the same text. Reluctantly he was allowed to speak. His speech was slow and his grammar broken but when he finished there was not a dry eye in the house. Everyone stood on their feet applauding the old man's rendition that had been read just a few minutes earlier.

The orator was overcome by the response. He was the expert. This was His performance. Why was the crowd's response so overwhelmingly in favor of this inexperienced old man? The shows director stood crying and this was his answer, "You mastered the text; He knew the Master of the text."

Make a joyful noise to the Lord today. Let Him know that He is the Master of your life. Give Him your best so He can give you His best.