Joyful Noise

"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous songs and sing praises!
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!
With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!"
-Psalm 98:5-6

So we are to make a joyful noise, i thought we were supposed to sing pretty. Funny isn't it, God wants a joyful noise from us so what do we do? We sing pretty, or try to that is. We have to get away from the idea that only good singers can worship God in a church service. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. You know the best part? God knows your voice, he knows how he made you, he is not worried about intonation or rhythm. He just wants your worship and praise.

This reminds me of the book of exodus, God tells Moses at the burning bush that he is to deliver Israel from Egypt, from pharaoh. Moses essentially tells God, don't you know i cant speak well, i stutter and fumble. God reply's, who do you think makes the blind, blind? Who makes the deaf, and the dumb? After this God tells to take Aaron his brother to speak for him. But Moses acknowledged that God made him this way, and for a reason. God wanted to work through Moses' weakness.

What does this mean f fo foo for our worship?
God knows how he made us, so don't worry about how you were made.
God will work through you just the way he made you. In the gospel Jesus heals a blind man, and the Pharisees ask him, "who sinned this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus said, "neither, he was born blind so that the glory of God may be revealed in him."
Wow, so no matter your vision, or your voice you are this way so that the glory of God may be revealed. Let us make a Joyful Noise!