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Is Singing As Important As Praying?

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by Steve Newman
June 30, 2001


The believer that refuses to sing for what ever reason is missing out on a great treasure in their worship experience.  They are is a sense being disobedient to God.  You can't sing unto the Lord a new song until you first sing unto the Lord a song.  Some may say, "That was David speaking", true, but if the Bible is the inspired word of God, then it is from God.  Rev 5:13  Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"  There is singing in heaven now and will be for all time.  How important is singing you ask, when we get to heaven we will not pray any longer.  We will not preach or share the gospel any long.  We will however sing.  We will sit around the throne of God and sing Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty! 

For the many who think singing is a waste to time in our services we need to teach.  We need to help them see that singing is very important to God and needs to be a large part of our worship experience.  How we do it will vary but the need is there.  Don't let people miss out on singing.  Don't let them go through life without singing to the Lord.  We need to teach that it's not the prettiness of the voice, but the clarity of the heart that God looks at.  Keep in mind that leadership in music and worship needs to be lead my gifted, called people.  But singing to the Lord is for everyone. 

Does singing = praying?  It doesn't matter.  There is clear support for both in the Bible and both deserve attention in our teaching and preaching, and both need to be practiced by those of us who call ourselves Christians.  It won't happen over night but with prayer and patience, God will move the hearts of those who need to grow in this area if we are faithful to lead and pray. 

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