I often do not understand the ways God moves in my life and the lives of others and just when I think I do, He changes the way He moves. Scripture, however, talks about the ways of the Lord and reminds us that while we may not understand, we still have a responsibility to them.
Psalm 138:4-6 declares, “Every king in all the earth will thank you, Lord, for all of them will hear your words. Yes, they will sing about the Lord’s ways, for the glory of the Lord is very great. Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.” [NLT]
The ways of the Lord are made for singing!
There is nothing grander on earth than a king, yet God commands kings to sing of the ways of the Lord. He also reminds them in this psalm that God looks upon or stays close to the humble of heart but removes His presence from those who are proud.
When we sing, or proclaim the ways of the Lord, we must acknowledge the grandeur and the glory, the awesome nature of our God. When we sing of His glory, we are reminded how much higher He is than we are, how mightier he is than we, how He is the Eternal Creator and Sustainer of all Things.
Whether we are a factory worker or the President of the United States, we must remain humble before Him. We cannot truly sing or proclaim or praise Him without that humility.
The ways of the Lord are made for singing!