Today's Daily Lesson comes from Psalm 69 verses 31 through 37:
31 As for me, I am afflicted and in pain; *
your help, O God, will lift me up on high.
32 I will praise the Name of God in song; *
I will proclaim his greatness with thanksgiving.
33 This will please the Lord more than an offering of oxen, *
more than bullocks with horns and hoofs.
34 The afflicted shall see and be glad; *
you who seek God, your heart shall live.
35 For the Lord listens to the needy, *
and his prisoners he does not despise.
36 Let the heavens and the earth praise him, *
the seas and all that moves in them;
37 For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah; *
they shall live there and have it in possession.
My dear friend and sacred music legend Dr. Al Travis played the largest pipe organ in Texas and one of the largest in the world at Broadway for a quarter of a century. Though he was magisterial in his musicianship, Al says that his approach to the organ bench has always primarily been one of accompaniment. He says his first and foremost duty was always to accompany another instrument in the room -- the human voice.
The human voice is first and foremost. It is the instrument of all instruments. And it has the power in a simple song to stir the spirit, awaken the soul, and cast out the darkness.
Sing a song of praise today, friends. It will make your heart glad. And no matter how good or bad you sing, it will make God glad also.
Ryon Price is the Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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