"Step One and Done!"

"Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness." (Psalms 30:4) You might have thought I was going into some kind of a twelve step teaching or something like that; but it really comes down to remembering what a mighty work that God has done, and thanking Him for it with a true heart of thanksgiving. As with the meaning of 'Song' that I spoke of during the introduction to this Psalm, the word "Sing" that David is speaking of is a kind of 'let go and dance' kind of a word; where you cut off all your surroundings, focus upon the Lord, and let go into praising Him! I can remember when I was in jail, we would gather together in a circle, all of about twenty of us that were inmates, and we would all sing the "Father Abraham" song; you know, the one where you spin around, stomp your feet, swing your arms, and bob your head up and down; it just seemed so natural, as we were celebrating being grafted into the Israel of God. Twenty grown men, some of whom were considered to be Lifers; all of many different races and backgrounds, but all brothers in Christ; just letting go and praising Jesus! I really did enjoy my time spent with those brothers back then, even though we were imprisoned together, it really did not feel as though we were confined, because we were set free in our spirits. The word for "saints" that is used is a word that depicts someone who worships Jehovah, or the saints of Jehovah; yet, it also means holy one, faithful, kind, or godly. Coupled together with "holiness", as in "give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness", and you are speaking of entering into the heart of the temple of God! That most holy place in the sanctuary of all that God has done for us; where all that matters is what He has done for us, that we might be called His saints! Maybe it was so easy to worship the Lord from behind bars because we all were looking to be in another place anyways; but then again, aren't we all to be looking towards that better place... "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things above, not on things on this earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." (Colossians 3:1-3)