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Songs in the Night
One can be proud of
many things in this life, and yet the "song in the night" does not rate among
them. It is the kind of music that seems depressing at first and has little to do with
cheering the heart. Rarely does one seek to hear its heavenly sound, no less sing its
melody. It is a dark and foreboding song that is easily discarded by the ear of carnality.
It is purposely overlooked and merits little applause from the world. For the many who
have uncircumcised ears, they hear its sound but do not perceive its message and therefore
fear it. It is only those who have ears to hear the spirit who can distinctly determine
its purpose in the dark and glean the joy found within.
Job 35:10 But none saith, where is God my maker who giveth Songs in the night.
There are those who seek not the songs in the night from the maker of songs because of
different reasons:
1- They may take pride in being self-reliant and sing their own song. In this case, there
an is unwillingness to acknowledge that God is music and the master musician who creates
all that is heard. Walking in this humility will open the ear of the inner man to receive
the sounds of heaven.
2- They may be afraid to go into the darkness. This is because one will fail to walk into
the unknown without faith. The solution lies in the hearing of God's word so as to receive
faith to go. (Rom 10:17)
3- They may be unaware that there is a song to receive from the maker of songs and thus
are unaware of a better way to face adversity. The scripture says "But none
saith" because it is not in their thinking and therefore not even a consideration.
4- They may have the perspective of the fleshly man that sees this music as the most
unpopular song, least desired, and sung the least in a world of choices. This is of course
because it is an unappealing sound to the natural man. One must learn to hear the song
within the song, for this is the ear that senses His anointing.
Here in Job, Elihu, one of Job's comforters, wonders why no one is curious to seek God for
divine joy in the trial of living. He wonders why no one has searched for the maker and
giver of songs in their night. For this is where the song is found and heard. Surely Job
had heard it by this time, and he must have paid an awful price for it. But it is observed
that not many others were seeking to hear the song for their own lives.
So what exactly is a "song in the night?" By definition, it is written in the
midst of struggle. Not a struggle representing defeat as those who sing the blues, or a
lamentation that grieves over loss, but as we confront our pain the spirit inspires us
with joy. In the place of travailing prayer, there is born the song of love that resonates
as an offering before the Lord. In fact, the night song often avoided by the fleshly man,
actually delivers the strength to the spirit-man needed for living as it becomes our
prayer to God.
Ps 48:8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night His song is with me, -- a prayer to
the God of my life. (NIV)
In time, with experience, God's song becomes our own as we become familiar with the night
season. We have sung it before and have learned it well. We can reflect upon it to gather
strength. In the end, it serves to stir and motivate our spirit toward inquiring of God
once again in present adversity.
Ps 77:5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago.
6 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart mused and my spirit inquired.
In short, if we seek not the maker who giveth songs in the night, we will never come to
realize the night song written in our behalf or thus, the joy he has set before us. Those
who are easily blown off course by the tribulations of this life will never come to hear
the song that God is waiting to sing.
Zeph 3:17 The Lord God is with you, ... he will rejoice over you with singing.
For some, the willingness to endure adversity and let their lives write this song will
result in nothing more than a jingle. Still others will have penned a symphony based on
the accumulation of joy that was received in the hard place of fellowship with the Man of
sorrows. This is, no doubt, based on a right response to the giver of songs. But whatever
our lives merit, whether a simple melody or symphonic sound, it will be the Lord who sings
our song over us with a rejoicing heart forevermore. For you see, as our lives become the
song in the night, it is the score from which God sings over us.
-- by John Burns