Did you know that God Sings?

An excerpt from Chapter One – Divinity Revealed

In the beginning, God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.” (Gen 1:26 NKJV) This statement written on the very first page of the Bible carries many powerful dynamics with it. The realization that God made us in His image presupposes that He has built us with the same qualities that exist in Himself—reasoning, personality, intellect, the capacity to relate, to hear, to see, and to speak. In other words, our ability to express ourselves, nuanced by our own distinct and unique personality traits, and employing higher attributes that separate us from the animal kingdom like empathy, compassion, and mercy, was found first in God. Of course, God’s expressions of these things are complete, perfect, and untainted by sin. He sees, hears, and speaks flawlessly, and He relates perfectly with His creation. Unlike the brokenness of our own lives, God doesn’t make any mistakes or miscalculations, and the things that He feels are totally accurate.

It stands to reason, therefore, that since music is such a meaningful part of our existence, it must first have existed for and been equally meaningful to God.

Furthermore, it follows that God must have the innate ability to make music, for we certainly cannot create anything that God is unable to create, and we can know that He is also moved, as we are, by its sound. If one of the hallmarks of man’s creative genius is his ability to create music, think of how incredible the music that God creates must be. In fact, scripture tells us, “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)

Let that idea sink in for a moment. God sings! And not only that, God sings over you!

Can you imagine hearing God sing? What does His voice sound like? Surely any song that God has written, performed, sang, or orchestrated must be utterly breathtaking. What do you think the lyrics of His song over you would be? Is it an upbeat pop song, or a deep and dramatic orchestral masterpiece? I hope God’s soundtrack over my life would be something like the theme of The Gladiator, or Inception (in reality it is probably more like the theme of The Little Princess).

If the songs that have come from our hearts have been able to bring us to the heights of human emotions or brought us humbly to our knees in adoration of God, think of the effect that God’s music would have upon our soul.

One day we will find out.