Thursday, September 29, 2016

Trumpets of God

“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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