Psalm 98:1

New International Version (NIV)

Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.

For meditation

The doctors said they couldn’t have children, but they believed otherwise because of their faith in Jesus. They were young and newly married. They prayed and waited for years. Curious family members and friends bombarded them with questions on the issue; but how could they reveal the doctors’ report on them? So, they quietly managed their discomfort and growing apprehension. Inspired by a message in church one day, the young man cried on the Lord in prayer, just as King Hezekiah and the Prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to heaven, when the King of Assyria came up against Judah (2 Chron. 32:20). Our God, who graciously answers the deepest cries of His children, changed their song a short time after. Now, he smiles and thanks the Lord every time he holds their two adorable girls. They can sing a new song to the Lord for what He has done for them.

We all have our testimonies to share and encourage one another. They are about those special times God has had with us that revealed His glory to us. They call for us to sing a new song to the Lord our God for His mercy and grace through Christ Jesus. Our trouble is that sometimes, we keep waiting for the big occasions before we sing His praises. But God is good every day. Even in the darkest hour of Judah’s history, the Prophet Jeremiah could sing a new song to the Lord.

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lam. 3:22-23).

That’s why the Psalmist exhorts us to “Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him” (Ps. 98:1). We are beneficiaries of this great salvation through Jesus and so we have every reason to sing a new song to Him, regardless of our situation.

1. Can you open your eyes to see the “compassions” of God that never fail?
2. Can you feel their freshness every morning, and smell their stimulating aroma?
3. Then how could you allow that cloudy hour in your life to obscure the love of God for you in Christ Jesus?
4. Have you been consumed by your circumstances? Hasn’t God preserved you by His great love to read this message today?
5. How can you fail to lift a new song to Him today?

I pray you remember the day God saved you by “His right hand and His holy arm,” and sing a new song to Him; for He has done it marvelously in Jesus.

So: May you rejoice today; and may your joy inspire someone by your side, as our young couple’s new song has inspired this message.

Shalom