NEW SONG IN CHINA

NEW SONG IN CHINA

Psa. 96:1 ¶ O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.

We went to a home meeting recently in China. What a night! It was one of those precious moments when the air itself was charged with spiritual electricity. No one there could really vocalize what was happening or what we felt, but something monumental was taking place, everyone there felt the power of that moment. The power of The Lord was present among us and begin to burst out in songs. Not just ordinary songs. Yes, we did sing songs we all knew but not really. There were songs spinning out of the songs, these were spiritual songs, prophetic songs. These were the songs of The Lord singing and rejoicing over His people. God’s people have been signing these songs from the beginning of time. The prophetic plans of God are connected to His songs of joy. Here is something Spurgeon said about the new song of The Lord.

“O sing unto the Lord a new song. New joys are filling the hearts of men, for the glad tidings of blessing to all people are proclaimed, therefore let them sing a new song. Angels inaugurated the new dispensation with new songs, and shall not we take up the strain? The song is for Jehovah alone, the hymns which chanted the praises of Jupiter and Neptune, Vishnu and Siva are hushed for ever; Bacchanalian shouts are silenced, lascivious sonnets are no more. Unto the one only God all music is to be dedicated. Mourning is over, and the time of singing of hearts has come. No dismal rites are celebrated, no bloody sacrifices of human beings are presented, no cutting with knives, and outcries of lamentation are presented by deluded votaries. Joy is in the ascendant, and singing has become the universal expression of love, the fitting voice of reverent adoration. Men are made new creatures, and their song is new also. The names of Baalim are no more on their lips, the wanton music of Ashtaroth ceases; the foolish ditty and the cruel war song are alike forgotten; the song is holy, heavenly, pure, and pleasant. The psalmist speaks as if he would lead the strain and be the chief musician, he invites, he incites, he persuades to sacred worship, and cries with all his heart, “O sing unto Jehovah a new song.”

Spurgeon is describing the very heart of our Christian experience. It is our heart that has been converted. Out of the heart springs the very songs of our life. You can tell a lot about someone by the songs that they sing. What kind of song is in your heart ? After all, out of the heart flows the issues of life.
Thinking back about the meeting in China I am not really sure what all happened, all I know is that we witnessed a defining moment, that much was unmistakeable to everyone in the room. While we now see through a glass darkly, soon we will see the fruit of that prophetic night. Keep your eyes and ears open to the next chapter in China. It will be incredible, we have felt the power of its song.