God Sings Over You

<p>Seventeen months after our first child&mdash;a boy&mdash;was born, along came a little girl. I was overjoyed at the thought of having a daughter, but I was also a bit uneasy because while I knew a few things about little boys, this was uncharted territory. We named her Sarah, and one of my privileges was rocking her to sleep so my wife could rest. I&rsquo;m not sure why, but I started trying to sing her to sleep, and the song of choice was &ldquo;You Are My Sunshine.&rdquo; Whether holding her in my arms or standing above her in her crib, I quite literally sang over her, and loved every minute of it. She&rsquo;s in her 20s now, and I still call her <em>Sunshine.</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>We usually think about angels singing. But when was the last time you thought about God singing? That&rsquo;s right&mdash;<em>God</em> singing. And furthermore, when was the last time you thought about Him singing over you? Zephaniah is clear in his message to Jerusalem, &ldquo;The <smallcaps>Lord</smallcaps> your God&rdquo; takes great delight in you, so much so that He &ldquo;rejoice[s] over [you] with singing&rdquo; (3:17). Although this message speaks directly to Jerusalem, it&rsquo;s likely God sings over us&mdash;those who have received Jesus as Savior&mdash;too! What song does He sing? Well, Scripture&rsquo;s not clear on that. But the song is born out of His love, so we can trust it&rsquo;s true and noble and right and pure and lovely and admirable (Philippians 4:8).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>