“But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.” Psalm 59:16
Name That Tune
For the first time in a long time wrens have taken up residence in the house I have just for them. How do I know they’ve moved in you ask? Wrens have no problem making themselves known.
Do you remember the show, “Name That Tune” where contestants challenged one another with how few notes it would take for them to identify a song? As a music lover I enjoyed playing along. You too? There are songs that even today when I hear the first few notes I can immediately start singing along with, or when listening to just a couple words of the lyrics I’m able to identify the artist, sometimes those introductory beats can take me right back to another place and time and to exactly how I was feeling when I heard it. Well, that’s how it is with a wren’s song too. It doesn’t take too many shrill notes for me to recognize the song, who’s singing it, and how they are feeling about having found their place.
Thinking about it, those around us whether they are music lovers or not should be able to identify our “tune” very quickly too. As Christians, our lives should sing a song of mercy, love, and grace on repeat.
“He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.”
Psalm 40:3 (NLT)
When we are standing in the looooong, sloooooow line at the Wal-Mart checkout lane what tone will the audience in front and behind us overhear and identify quickly? Sitting in an overcrowded, understaffed restaurant hungrily waiting for food, who will the patrons identify as the as the One (or not) behind our words? Tired, stressed, stretched to our limit, where will our biggest fans, those who matter the most to us be taken to, a place of harmony or dis-chord? It will depend on who our heart is beating in rhythm with.
“Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.”
Colossians 3:16-17 (NLT)
I guess what I’m saying (and learning) is that we need to be like a wren. It shouldn’t take long for others to recognize the “new song” we sing, determine whose we are as we sing it, and that we’ve thankfully found a place provided just for us.. We shouldn’t have any problem making it known who we are: brothers and sisters in Christ. How you ask? Well, I can name that tune in one note……
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
John 13:35 (NIV)
A “LOVE-NOTE” of course! And that one note my friends, will be music to the world’s ears! Let’s invite them to sing along!
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Love this post. Thanks for sharing.
It’s great food for thought.
Thank you Sandra! I appreciate you taking time to comment. It means a lot to me.
I guess that we all have a song
to make our purpose crystal-clear;
that lyric to which I belong
is, ‘Dude, watch this, and hold my beer!’
I’ll leap from roof to swimming pool,
drive as if I were James Bond,
wear clothing that is tres uncool
because I have gone way beyond
the feeling that I must compete
for ladies’ appreciation;
no, that which makes life my complete
is knowing that the destination
that determines what I’ll be
is found only in impressing me.
Destination is everything Andrew! Thank you for stopping in!
Yes, really helpful to think about the tone of our singing whatever our circumstances. it worked for Paul and Silas when they were released from jail. Singing from our spirits joins us to heaven in some way I don’t understand but the wren does.
Oh Leticia! I love that: “singing from our spirits joins us to heaven.” That goes straight to my heart and soul. There’s so much I don’t understand, but God is teaching me in little ways I can, like with the wren. Thank you for taking your time to stop in and comment. It means a lot to me!
Cindy, your post is inspiring. I like the question you raise–what’s my tune? In our upsetting world we need to be loving, patient and compassionate. It is nice to see you again at FMF.
Oh dear Carol, we sure can be reminded daily how much our world needs compassion and patience can’t we? It can be challenging sometimes though, this needing to check my tune often! I so appreciate your kind words and presence here!
oh, thought provoking indeed. What does my music point the way too?
A lesson i needed Annette (especially when I’m behind the wheel of my car😬) Thanks for stopping in!
I am always working on my ability to recognize and identify different birdsongs so I really liked this analogy. Yes, I need to “tune my heart to sing his praise” as the old hymn goes, so that others will quickly identify my song as one from my God. Visiting from FMF#11
I’m working on my identification of bird song too Kym. Some I know right away and others I’m not sure of. I think our “song” can be the same to others and I needed this reminder to make mine easily identifiable as being a follower of Jesus. Thank you for taking your time to comment. I truly appreciate it!
Great analogy. I do the same thing. Music is a memory jogger for sure.
The more I focus on Philippians 4:8, the more I know this is true, and if it isn’t true of me, I need conviction and a heart change to make it true.
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and they will trust in the Lord.
Psalms 40:3 CSB
I don’t know the wren’s song, but I will remember it now if I ever hear it.
Mr. and Mrs. Wren will be a great reminder to me now too Jane! And I’m with you, I need to consistently check to see if I need to make a “tune-up” of my heart! Thank you for your faithful comments! You’re a gift to me!