Psalms 100:1-5 A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!  Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy.  Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.  Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name.  For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation..

This world is a noisy place and most of the time it isn't pleasant, there are so many people that are angry yelling about whatever, there are cell phones ringing and Facebook notifications and text messages dinging. Construction equipment, political ads, airplanes and gunfire, this world fills up our heads with unpleasant sounds all day long.

The noise that God's people make should be joyful, it is a celebration of who he is and what he has done for us, when you realize how incredibly good he has been it should make you a noisy person.

Heaven is a noisy place, our voices will not be silent in heaven, we will be joining in with what is already going on there. (Revelation 5:6-14, 14:1-3, 19:1-2) When we break out into song and worship God down here we are getting a head start on heaven, bringing a piece of heaven to earth, why should we wait until we get there?

Colossians 3:15-17 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Always be thankful, it should be a part of our identity as believes, a believer that isn't thankful doesn't get it. Singing helps us to get the truth of scripture into our heads so we won't forget them when we are in difficult situations. It makes me think about the noise that Paul and Silas made while they sat in jail. (Acts 16:25-30)

Consider your attitude. Are you as thankful or grateful as you ought to be? How can you express thanksgiving in a more regular manner?

Lord help me to make a joyful noise all of the time. You are great and you should be praised greatly.  I want to sing your praises now and get a head start on what I will be doing in heaven.