My Song: How God Makes Us Sing (Exodus 15:1-11)
“I’ll sing forever for
You. I’ll sing forever. My life is my song for You. I’ll live forever.” –
Celina 🎶
Dear soundless sulker,
Got no reason to smile? Haven’t hummed in a while? Waiting
for a spring on your step? Tired of that frown you timelessly kept?
I myself am not a cheerful person, but I have found the joy
that makes me sing. As my confidence grew, I’ve become the singer-songwriter-Youtuber
I never thought I’d be. My source of delight is none other than the God whom
the Israelites sang to after He delivered them from Egypt’s oppression.
Exodus 15:1-11 (HCSB)
Then Moses and the
Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said:
I will sing to the
Lord, for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the
horse and its rider into the sea.
2 The Lord
is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
This is my God, and I
will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
3 The Lord
is a warrior; Yahweh is His name.
4 He threw
Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea;
the elite of his
officers were drowned in the Red Sea.
5 The
floods covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone.
6 Lord,
Your right hand is glorious in power.
Lord, Your right hand
shattered the enemy.
7 You
overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty.
You unleashed Your
burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.
8 The
waters heaped up at the blast of Your nostrils; the currents stood firm like a
dam.
The watery depths
congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The
enemy said:
“I will pursue, I
will overtake, I will divide the spoil.
My desire will be
gratified at their expense.
I will draw my sword;
my hand will destroy them.”
10 But You
blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
11 Lord,
who is like You among the gods?
Who is like You,
glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
This is the first and last song in the Bible
If you have been following along this blog, you know that
the previous entry is about the final plague. That’s Exodus 12 where Pharaoh
let the Israelites go. Now, we’re in chapter 15 where they’re singing to God
because of yet another win, which happened in chapter 14: The Israelites were
camping by the Red Sea, Pharaoh’s army chased after them, God split the sea into
two, the Israelites crossed through, God put the waters back together, and the army
drowned.
What a miracle! “What else can I do but sing?” This is a line
from my song, which I’m featuring today. “My Song” is actually inspired by the “my
song” of Exodus 15:2, which is my favorite verse because of that particular
phrase, calling God your song.
I love this phenomenon of a blessing we call music. “God
gave us music to express what words alone cannot”
I wasn’t planning on releasing “My Song” as a single, but
because of this chapter, I just had to release it early. I was planning to a
release an EP/mini album, which includes this song. Listen to it by playing the video
below.
This song is similar to the chapter in a way that the worshipper declares to God that she (That’s me) depends on Him. She casts her cares to Him the same way the Israelites call Him their strength and their salvation.
God, You are the One who puts melodies in our hearts. You
call forth praise that we may rejoice. You love hearing every sincere voice.
You’re the reason to be happy. Through You, we’re in a loving harmony. May we
never tire of lifting Your name. It is my desire to sing Your fame.
With love,
Celina <3
References
Langham, K., & Ferguson, J. (n.d.). Exodus 15 |
My Strength & My Song. Exodus | The Rescue. Westminster,
California, United States of America: Through the Word.
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