“Sing aloud to God
our strength;
make a joyful shout
to the God of Jacob.
Raise a song and
strike the timbrel,
the pleasant harp
with the lute.
Blow the trumpet at
the time of
the new moon, at the
full moon,
on our solemn feast
day.”
Psalm 81:1-3 (NKJV)
In just a few days, Jews around the world will be
celebrating Rosh Hashanah, referred to in Scripture as the Feast of
Trumpets. Psalm 81 was likely sung as
part of this celebration. The Feast of
Trumpets culminated the festival year and was heralded by the blowing of
trumpets as praise to God.
The trumpets of God are important for Christians as well. The Lord Jesus will come again on the “clouds
of heaven with power and great glory” and “with a great sound of a trumpet”
(Matthew 24:30-31). And when the trumpet
of God sounds, we will be “caught up” to meet the Lord in the air (1
Thessalonians 4:16-17).
This is a good time to remember God’s chosen people, to pray
for peace in Jerusalem and ask God to open hearts to receive Jesus as
Messiah. It’s also a good time for
Christians to look with expectant hearts for God’s trumpet to call us and to praise
Him with joyful hearts for His greatness!
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