A NEW SONG
“And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God” (Ps40:3a)
Read: 1 Samuel Chapter 1
The Prophet Moses was a man who stammered and did not seem to be very good with words. Yet when God drowned the enemies of the Israelites in the Red Sea, he broke out into a new song “I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea” (Ex15:1).
A new song comes from the heart of someone who has had a new experience, a fresh new encounter with the Most High God. The old song of despair, fear, pain, and so on have been taken away and replaced with joy, peace, and victory.
Let us examine the life of another person in the Bible who sang a new song. In 1 Sam chapter 1, Hannah’s old song was frustration, irritation, weeping and bitterness because she could not have children. All this changed when the Lord remembered her and gave her Samuel. She sang “My heart rejoices in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God“(1 Sam2:1-2).
If you are reading this and there is a seemingly impossible challenge facing you, please remember that “God is the same yesterday, today and forever” (Heb13:8). He is still in the business of trading beauty for ashes. He can beautify your life and use your life – yes, your life to display His Glory and Power to the world. You will sing a new song in this season in the name of Jesus. Amen.