"The Sound of Christmas" Series begins tomorrow at Rainsville First Baptist Church

 

Christmas, as we culturally know it, would not be Christmas without the sound of music.  Whether it's the sound of bells ("Silver Bells", "Jingle Bells", "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"), the classic "Do You Hear What I Hear?" or the hymn "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Glory to the Newborn King!"

Christmas would not be Christmas without a song.  But that is not just culturally, it is scriptural.  While Luke chapters one-and-two span longer than just the actual birth of Jesus, the chapters all deal with the scenario of the coming of Jesus into the world through His birth.  The announcement of Jesus coming set the world to singing.  

Why this emphasis on singing?  praising?

Christians, unlike the other religions of the world, are a singing people.  

The Angels sang during the powerful burst of creation of God's Word:

"When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?" Job 38:7

Our Saviour Sings!

"The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."  Zephaniah 3:17

We are to sing as the saved people of God!

We sing in the morning:

"But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning:  For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble."  Psalm 59:16

We sing at midnight:

"But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them." Acts 16:25

We sing in the night:

"But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night."  Job 35:10

We sing to lift our spirits:

"To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness:  That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified."  Isaiah 61:3

So since believers sing always, certainly there is no better time to sing than at Christmas.  We will listen to "The Sound of Christmas" from Luke 1 and 2 in the coming days.  Join us beginning tomorrow at Rainsville First Baptist Church at 10:15 for "The Song That Lifts" from Luke 1: 46-55.