Streams in my desert: Respond with a Love Song - when we realize that God actually sings a love song over us and that He sings it loudly and with exuberance, our hearts want to respond to Him with song. We are amazed that He delights in us. The Hebrew words used for “rejoice” and “joy” carry the idea of twirling about with a happy expression on the face, or of a leaping horse romping in the meadow with complete abandon. It describes a rejoicing that is the complete antithesis of mourning; it is a pervasive, irresistible joy. Let us respond to Him today with a love song. Let us sing and dance before the One who delights in us so completely

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Respond with a Love Song - when we realize that God actually sings a love song over us and that He sings it loudly and with exuberance, our hearts want to respond to Him with song. We are amazed that He delights in us. The Hebrew words used for “rejoice” and “joy” carry the idea of twirling about with a happy expression on the face, or of a leaping horse romping in the meadow with complete abandon. It describes a rejoicing that is the complete antithesis of mourning; it is a pervasive, irresistible joy. Let us respond to Him today with a love song. Let us sing and dance before the One who delights in us so completely

"The LORD your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save;

"He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” - Zephaniah 3:17

When we are aware of God’s great love for us, our hearts respond in worship.

To know and receive the gift of His love and acceptance will produce in us an overflow of thanksgiving to Him.

When we realize that God actually sings a love song over us and that He sings it loudly and with exuberance, our hearts want to respond to Him with song.

We are amazed that He delights in us.

The Hebrew words used for “rejoice” and “joy” carry the idea of twirling about with a happy expression on the face, or of a leaping horse romping in the meadow with complete abandon.

The Hebrew verb sus means “to rejoice, be glad, be greatly happy.”

From this verb is derived sason, a noun meaning “joy, rejoicing, gladness.”

It describes a rejoicing that is the complete antithesis of mourning; it is a pervasive, irresistible joy.

Let us respond to Him today with a love song.

Let us sing and dance before the One who delights in us so completely.

Written by Jack Hayford

Jack Hayford served as Chancellor of The King’s University (formerly The King’s College and Seminary) in Southlake, Texas, which he founded in 1997. From 2004 to 2009, he also served as President of The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. He was probably best known, however, as “Pastor Jack,” founding pastor of The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, California, where he served as senior pastor for more than three decades.