Our Personal Act and Song

UV 1072/10,000 Our Personal Act and Song

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.


Exodus 15 v 1


Like Moses and the Israelites, we need to compose our own song of exaltation and worship of the Lord. The song of Moses starts off with a commitment, “ I will sing unto the Lord”. The reason he praises God is that He had triumphed gloriously. Similarly, we need to say in our hearts, “ I will sing unto the Lord, for He has done great and glorious things in my life so far.” Then we need to enumerate the great things the Lord has done for us. Finally, we can extol the qualities and attributes of the Lord.

The greatest thing the Lord has done for each of us is sending His son Jesus to die for our faults and failings and to deliver us from eternal death. Moses and the Israelites praised God for delivering them from a temporary death for sooner or later all of them died, many in their wandering through the wilderness and many after reaching the promised land. The attribute that we can derive from the great and blemishless sacrifice made by the Lord Himself is His great compassion and love for each of us.

We can then recall the great acts of God in our own personal lives: of how He provided for us, how He delivered us, how He protected us, how He lifted us up and honoured us. From each of these acts, we can derive His attribute. For provision, we can praise and thank Him for His generousity and grace. For deliverance, we can thank and praise Him for His might and power. For protection, we can thank Him for His care and kindness. For lifting us up, we can humble ourselves. How often should we sing in this manner? These lines we write should be the constant refrain of our minds and spirits, an act of continual worship on our part. But as someone said, the greatest act of worship is imitation. We should then aim and aspire to imitate God in His deeds and in His attributes. We need to be increasingly generous, kind, caring, gracious, humble, powerful, practical and effective.

Prateep V Philip