Joy and singing go hand and hand. That’s perhaps one of the reasons this season is filled with music. If we pay attention, we’ll notice that the Bible is also full of singing. The longest book of the Bible, the book of Psalms, is nothing but songs. Miriam and Moses belted out a tune after the crossing of the Red Sea. David’s many songs include a sorrowful lament over the death of his friend Jonathan, a hymn of praise over a victory won, and a heart confession over sins committed. The Song of Solomon is a sultry love song that could make that most worldly of us blush. Isaiah melodically unfolds a story of judgment and deliverance. Paul and Silas fill their prison cell with notes of praise and hope. And it all crescendos in the book of Revelation with “every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be; praise and glory and power for ever and ever” (Rev. 5:13). Continue reading Sing for Joy