OUR DAILY BREAD 20 APRIL 2020 MINISTRIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL — The Singing Revolution
Our Daily Bread Ministries Daily Devotional
OUR DAILY BREAD 20 APRIL 2020 MINISTRIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL
( Monday 20 April 2020 )
TOPIC: The Singing Revolution
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Bible in a Year:
2 Samuel 9–11
Luke 15:11–32
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:5
Today’s Scripture & Insight:
Psalm 42:1–5
OUR DAILY BREAD 20 APRIL 2020 MINISTRIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL
MESSAGE:
What does it take to ignite a revolution? Guns? Bombs? Guerrilla warfare? In late-1980s Estonia, it took songs. After the people had lived under the burden of Soviet occupation for decades, a movement began with the singing of a series of patriotic songs. These songs birthed the “Singing Revolution,” which played a key role in restoring Estonian independence in 1991.
OUR DAILY BREAD 20 APRIL 2020 MINISTRIES DEVOTIONAL
“This was a non-violent revolution that overthrew a very violent occupation,” says a website describing the movement. “But singing had always been a major unifying force for Estonians while they endured fifty years of Soviet rule.”
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Music can also play a significant part in helping us through our own hard times. I wonder if that’s why we so readily identify with the psalms. It was in a dark night of the soul that the psalmist sang, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5).
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It was in a season of deep disillusionment that Asaph, the worship leader, reminded himself, “Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart” (73:1).
OUR DAILY BREAD 20 APRIL 2020 MINISTRIES DEVOTIONAL
In our own challenging times, may we join the psalmists with a singing revolution for our hearts. Such a revolution overwhelms the personal tyranny of despair and confusion with faith-fueled confidence in God’s great love and faithfulness.
By: Bill Crowder
OUR DAILY BREAD 20 APRIL 2020 MINISTRIES DEVOTIONAL
Reflect & Pray
How do you respond when life is overwhelming? What songs bring you the most comfort and why?
Father, I thank You that Your mercies are new every morning and Your faithfulness is great. Empower me to sing the song of Your great love—even when I must sing it through my tears.
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