I had to miss choir practice tonight due to extenuating circumstances. I had looked forward to singing tonight, so was somewhat discouraged that I was unable to. But as a result, the night brought to my mind a recent quote I read by Bob Kauflin on the reason why we sing. Kauflin recently spoke these words at a Worship Conference:
At one point I quoted Harold Best: “All our musical offerings are at once humbled and exalted by the strong saving work of Christ.” We touched on how our singing is not something we originate, but flows from the relationships of the triune God who sings (Zeph. 3:17; Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:18-19). We sing because God sings and we’ve been made in his image. I never got to mention it on the panel, but a very helpful book on the Trinity is The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything by Fred Sanders.
The idea that God sings never fails to stir me up. And Zephaniah 3:17—whew:
