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I'm Dalton from the Paul Trip Ministries team, and each week I'll read aloud Paul's

popular Wednesday's Word devotional, short, powerful reflections that connect the transforming

power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

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This week, Paul explains why God made us singing people and how joining creation song

shapes our faith beyond Sunday.

Here's this week's Wednesday's work.

God created us to be singing people. All you need to do is just listen for a few minutes

to the human beings and human culture around you,

and you'll hear singing all the time.

We sing at birthdays, and we sing at funerals.

We sing at weddings, and we sing at sporting events.

We sing political songs, and we sing songs of war and history.

We sing songs of deep sorrow, and we sing songs of great joy. I am deeply persuaded

that the singing nature of humanity is meant to draw us toward God by inviting us to participate

in the ongoing chorus of creation. Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar

and all that fills it. Let the field exult and everything in it,

then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord."

Psalm 96, 11 through 13.

Quote, let the sea roar and all that fills it, let the world and those who dwell in it,

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