“Life is a shipwreck; but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” – Voltaire

I don’t want to forget to sing in my “lifeboat”. Others, who are singing now and those who have been singing in the past, remind me not to forget.

Three people who lived a long time ago are reminding me especially not to forget. They are Jehoshaphat, a king, and the other two are Paul and Silas.

A vast army came to attack king Jehoshaphat and he did not know what to do. He says so himself in his prayer. But he knew how to sing and praise the Lord. Appointed men sang, the Lord set ambushes against the enemy and the enemy was defeated.

Paul and Silas were in prison for preaching the Good News. I think they did not know what to do either. They did not sleep until midnight. But like Jehoshaphat they knew how to sing and praise the Lord. That’s exactly what they did. And what happened? The other prisoners were listening of course, the Lord sent an earthquake and all the prisoners were free, completely FREE!

My “lifeboat” is the Lord Jesus Christ and I have in fact many reasons to praise the Lord Jesus Christ.

1.  I praise him because of his majesty. Read about his majesty in Isaiah 24:14

2.  I praise him because of his glory. Psalm 138:5

3.  I praise him because of his greatness. Psalm 145:3

4.  I praise him because of his holiness. Exodus 15:11

5.  I praise him because of his wisdom. Daniel 2:20

6.  I praise him because of his might (power). Psalm 21:13

7.  I praise him because of his faithfulness. Isaiah 25:1

8.  But most of all I praise him because he has provided SALVATION.

Please add more reasons, because there are more!

The “shipwreck” occurred of course in the Garden of Eden.

A SHIPWRECK