Micah’s Blog

So last night was my first night on baby duty since bringing home Flannery and I forgot how frustrating and stressful it is to wake up every two hours or so to feed. I anticipated that I would be tired this morning, which I was, but I didn’t anticipate the grace of God to be revealed in a simple song.
Growing up, I remember a couple of things vividly that happened as a child. Among those memories is the deaths of every pet I had from early on until my teenage years, the terror I felt of being chased by a wild hog(for those of you who may doubt the possibility of my wild hog story, a modern day example: (www.tampabay.com/news/bizarre/article993809.ece) and my mother and father quoting scripture and singing songs to all of us in the car, outside in the yard, and at most any other time. Sometimes, I ignored it and other times thought it was goofy(especially later in my childhood) but I did remember singing those songs and hearing those bible verses attached to the songs.
So what does all this have to do with being tired and stressed out by early morning cries of hunger? Well, this morning through my bleary eyes and incoherent ramblings of “where’s my coffee grinder?” the song “This is the day that the Lord has made” popped into my head along with a memory of my mom smiling as she sang this song, probably a thousand times, with us. Immediately, I thanked God for the answer to prayer for strength and help.
It’s important to sing to your children songs of biblical meaning and importance for many reasons, but one of the reasons is that you never know when God will use that scriptural song to help your children in a time of need to comfort them, strengthen them, and remind them of the beauty of God and his handiwork that is revealed in every morning no matter how tired you might be.
Ps 118:21-24
I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing:it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

So, I haven’t written a blog in quite a while. A lot has happened since my last blog, Flannery was born, Marie started nursing school, I had an amazing glimpse of God’s sovreignty in the lives of Christians and Non-Christians. Given all that has happened, I think it is amusing that instead of picking one of those topics, I think I would like to write about something that popped into my head this morning in church. That thought is: In heaven, will everyone be able to carry a tune?

Obviously, there will be a ton of singing and praising God for all of eternity. In between every tear being wiped away, Satan being forever destroyed, and nations coming to nothing, we see a lot of examples of singing and loud voices being raised in praise(Ch 19).  I have heard some people sing in their earthly bodies and I wonder if when we are all purified completely and made new, will it include some of our off-pitches?

I think that the answer is yes for the following reasons. Firstly, if you have ever sat next to someone who cannot sing, it is hard to imagine having to listen to that for eternity. Certainly grace and mercy come into play here but suffering doesn’t exist in heaven. Secondly, if angels are singing in ch 15 of Revelations, I got to imagine that we will be able to sing as well as they do, and I bet angels sing really well. Lastly, all things will be made new and I think it is in all of our best interests to pray that God redeems some of our voices.

Obviously this post was half in jest, but I really did think about this as I sung next to a sweet lady who is not only closer to heaven in age more than likely, but closer to heaven on earth through her faith and Christ-likeness. I hope I can be as kind and loving as Jean when I get to be her age.