He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. (Psalm 40:3 ESV)
Music and Hope
Perhaps the most famous Kansan of all, Dorothy, is silly. She sings of a better time and place, somewhere, just over that rainbow. But her hope has no foundation. It is Hollywood hope.
Similarly, the orphan, Annie, is silly. She sings of tomorrow’s sunrise, with the good things she thinks the sun will bring. But her hope has no foundation. It is a Hollywood hope.
Christians have a hope that is real. It is a hope that is solidly founded on the love of the One true living God. It is a hope that is solidly founded on the unconditional love of our dead and resurrected savior, Christ Jesus. It is a hope that is solidly founded in the promises of the God who knows the future as surely is He knows the past, and the present.
And while today we might be singing dirges, laments, or the blues, Psalm 40 promises us a new song. Psalm 40 promises us that we will understand God enough to wholeheartedly praise Him, with honest completeness. Psalm 40 promises us that our music will be wonderful.
And result of that music will be the expansion of God’s kingdom. The more we sing, the more lost souls will find hope and trust in God.
That is no mere Hollywood hope.
Take the hope God grants us.