A New Song Rising

a I rarely listen to the actual radio anymore.  I usually have music playing through my phone that connects to my car as soon as I start the car.  Last week I wasn't feeling the playlist I had in motion, and turned on the actual radio.  As I was driving to the various errands I had for work that day, I started scanning the channels and landed on one that seems to play songs from the past 4 decades.  As the songs played, my heart was immediately tugged and my mind flooded with memories.  Song after song, memory after memory, I actually sat in my car for a few minutes, allowing a song to finish up because I wasn't ready to part from the memory that was replaying in that moment.

It is funny, really.  My memories are tied so very strongly to music.  Within 2 to 3 seconds of a song starting, I know it, I know the words, I know where I was specifically that ties the song to my being.  Music seems to be a universal language for people.  It can bring you to just about any emotion.  Music has a way of unifying groups of people and encapsulating them and that specific moment.  Think about it, 35 years ago, where were you when "We Are The World" debuted?  (For those who may be too young to know the song.....you should look it up...still quite fitting for today)  I can tell you exactly where I was, the exact spot of the road as my mom was driving me to deliver Girl Scout cookies.  It is like the music brands the memory into my DNA.

As I was driving, I began talking this out with God.  What will the song of this time be?  What song, twenty years from now, will send images of face masks and empty store shelves into my mind?  Will it be "The Blessing?"  What songs are being written right now, or what songs are waiting on the tops of finger tips to be played out and solidified?  How many people are about to write a song that could become the remembrance anthem for this moment in history?  As I sat on that thought, I started praying.  Praying for those who hold those songs to have the distractions leave and the songs begin to flow out.  Praying for the confidence of the Lord to cover them as they begin pouring the words and melodies out, and for boldness to move them into the world, to share their gift.

We are in a time that I think we need to push the boundaries, we need to leave the safety behind.  The Lord is whispering words, He is singing melodies, He has songs for us to cling to for hope.  He has songs to remind us of His faithfulness and His goodness.  He is nudging His people and He is offering a new song....  I am excited to hear these new songs, and pray that they begin to flood the social media pages.  

What songs are you clinging to now?  What songs could He be planting in you for such a time as this?  If music is your gift, are you leaning in for a fresh song?  If you have other gifts, how are you leaning in for a fresh perspective to use it?  

Psalm 40:1-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)A Joyful Salvation For the Pure and Shining One
A song of poetic praise, by King David
 I waited and waited and waited some more,
patiently, knowing God would come through for me.
Then, at last, he bent down and listened to my cry.
 He stooped down to lift me out of danger
from the desolate pit I was in,
out of the muddy mess I had fallen into.
Now he’s lifted me up into a firm, secure place
and steadied me while I walk along his ascending path.
 A new song for a new day rises up in me
every time I think about how he breaks through for me!
Ecstatic praise pours out of my mouth until
everyone hears how God has set me free.
Many will see his miracles;
they’ll stand in awe of God and fall in love with him!
 Blessing after blessing comes to those who love and trust the Lord.
They will not fall away,
for they refuse to listen to the lies of the proud.
O Lord, our God, no one can compare with you.
Such wonderful works and miracles are all found with you!
And you think of us all the time
with your countless expressions of love--
far exceeding our expectations!