FROM SINKING TO SINGING

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📜TEXT:PSALM 13:1-6📜

🔑📖```KEY VERSE:``` _*"I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me"*_
_*(PSALM 13:6).*_

The Duke of Wellington, the British military leader who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, was not an easy man to serve. He was not one to shower his subordinates with compliments. Yet even Wellington realised that his methods left something to be desired. In his old age, a young lady asked him what he would do differently if he had his life to live all over again. Wellington thought for a moment and then replied, "I'd give more praise".

The psalmist was in deep sorrow for a number of reasons. At a point, he believed he was forsaken by God and thought God was not concerned about him anymore. He equally complained about his enemies being exalted over him. After a while, he was finally able to see the brightness of tomorrow through the clouds of today. His heart rejoiced and he soon began to sing and give praise to God.

Obviously, David had had a fair share of troubles during his lifetime. The unprovoked jealousy from King Saul that greeted his killing of Goliath to free Israel from reproach was one concern. His consequent isolation in the wilderness and caves occasioned by the persecutions he faced, was another. But through all these, David kept his faith and hope alive by singing songs of praise to the Lord.

Singing and giving praise to God can be very helpful when dealing with adverse situations in life. It gives us joy and helps us retain our faith in times of our greatest worries and fears. No matter the adversity we face, we need to understand that it has a lifespan. As Wellington wished, we should switch from lamenting to singing and praising God.

✍🏽```THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:``` _*Praising God opens new and brighter chapters.*_

📜THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: *MATTHEW 27-28*
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*MEDITATION*

*Sing when your trial is greatest*

*1. The life threatening challenges*
a. The challenges David faced were life threatening challenges that could result into "the sleep of death", v3.
*Questions*
i. What are the other effects of the challenges that could have adverse effect on his health, vv2,4.
ii. What are your own disturbing challenges? Are they so much as to be life threatening?

It is not how life threatening the challenges are that is the problem but our attitude towards them👌

*2. The right attitude in the midst of crisis*
a. The most difficult thing to do is to praise God and sing to God in the fire. That was the "strange" and hard thing David did that worked for him, v6.
*Questions*
i. What are the other things he did in addition to singing and praising God? vv3a,5.
ii. Who again used this technique of praise and singing when the battle was very tough and life threatening? 2 Chronicles 20:22,24, Acts 16:25,26. Observe that in these two cases God directly took over and gave the singers deliverance.

*Singing and praising God at the most inconvenient time (night) in the most inconvenient situation bring the direct divine intervention*

*Prayer points*
Praise God for this secret of victory when the battle appears to be getting out of hands🙏
Ask God to give you this grace and attitude to be praising God sacrificially🙏
Ask for a singing spirit and disposition🙏
Ask God to cloth each member with the garment of pure praise and joy🙏

*HYMN* Never give up

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