August 27, 2025

Psalm 46:1-3  (HCSB)
God Our Refuge
For the choir director. A song of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.
1 God is our refuge and strength,
a helper who is always found
in times of trouble.
2 Therefore we will not be afraid,
though the earth trembles
and the mountains topple
into the depths of the seas,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with its turmoil. Selah

Michael Jackson
One of my study Bibles says this about the Psalms: “They were not written to be analyzed, but to be read, recited, and sung in the worship of God.” Cool! Right there close to the middle of the Bible, sandwiched between all those hard to understand and highly complicated books, is a collection of songs that were meant to be used to simply vent and make our hearts known to our God. Having a little experience with the craft of songwriting, I found out rather soon that a song is all about capturing a feeling, a moment of reflection, or just a good or bad mood, and then sharing that with others who can relate. A way to vent sorta. A song isn’t a history lesson, an antibiotic, or a sermon. It’s a moment of release. A moment to feel something, something that was shared with us by someone else who felt the same thing at some point. And in the case of the Psalms, songs are a communication to our God, the One who created us and knows us like no one else. He relates to us when we cry out to Him, in joy or sorrow. He responds by allowing us to feel those things we sing about, and then helping us understand more about Him and His great love for us–in good and bad times. Ever wonder why there are sad songs? It’s because humans get sad. God knows this. And I’m pretty sure it’s okay to tell Him you are sad, or happy, or frustrated... or just plain bad. He can relate cause He made us all in His own image, and then gave us music and song as a way to vent and to tell Him we love Him right back! Also, I’m almost certain His favorite is 70s music. I could be wrong, but I’m not.