Sing to the Lord a new song

O SING to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! 

Sing to the Lord, bless (affectionately praise) His name; show forth His salvation from day to day.  

Psalm 96:1-2 AMP

Sing to the Lord a new song. To do something new there needs to be a change. The change may be one you have initiated or it could be one that is 'given' to you. Change can be difficult, especially if it is the type of change you do not want. What I am finding is that in that time of unwanted change, there is a real opportunity 'to sing a new song' to the Lord, if we continue to seek His face and open our hearts honesty and completely to let God work in them.

You have said, Seek My face [inquire for and require My presence as your vital need]. My heart says to You, Your face (Your presence), Lord, will I seek, inquire for, and require [of necessity and on the authority of Your Word]. Psalm 27:8 AMP

A book I am reading, Emotionally healthy spirituality by Peter Scazzero, says this of Job's story,

This account is meant to encourage us to trust the living God with the many mini-deaths that we experience in our lives. The central message of Christ is that suffering and death bring resurrection and transformation. Jesus himself said, "I'll tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds" (John 12:24). But remember, resurrection only comes out of death - real death. Our losses are real. And so is our God, the living God. (Pages 151 and 152)

Thankfully most of us don't experience the magnitude of 'change' that Job did. But we still experience changes, both wanted and unwanted. If we let God minister to us through the change, every change provides us with the opportunity to sing a new song to God. A song born out of a heart transformation.

Questions for today, if you are in the midst of change are you allowing God to do a heart transformation in you? What would be the new song that you would sing to God? What would be the theme of your song?

And [now] they sing a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the scroll and to break the seals that are on it, for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased men unto God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

And You have made them a kingdom (royal race) and priests to our God, and they shall reign [as kings] over the earth! Revelation 5:9-10 AMP