Sounds

    of  LAUGHTER,

 "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD,

"when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel

and with the house of Judah,

 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers

in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt,

My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,"

declares the LORD.

 "But this is the covenant which I will make with

the house of Israel after those days,"

declares the LORD,

"I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it;

and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Jeremiah 31:31-33 (NASB)

The LORD: the Psalmist's Portion in Life and Deliverer in Death.

A Mikhtam  (a golden song) of David.

 Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.
  

 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord;
         I have no good besides You."
   

As for the saints who are in the earth,
         They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.
   

          The sorrows of those who have bartered for

 another god will be multiplied;
        

I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
         Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
   

                 The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You support my lot.
   

The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
         Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.
  

 I will bless the LORD who has counseled me;
         Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.
   

I have set the LORD continually before me;
         Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
  

 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
         My flesh also will dwell securely.
   

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
         Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

You will make known to me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

 Psalm 16 (NASB)

It had to be great fun growing up in David's house -

King David of Israel, that is.

There was always something new and exciting going on

because David was a very special man.

David was a worshiper, living his life in the Presence of God.

That meant that music and dance were part of the family's lifestyle -

And that was fun!

The king had a very close relationship with the Almighty,

and he wanted everyone else to know God that way too!

David was always praying, and God always answered David's prayers.

Sometimes God said, "NO." That disappointed the man,

but he knew that God was always right,

and that when he said, "NO", there was a good reason.

There were lots of other children around -

brothers and sisters and cousins -

and a child never ran out of playmates.

Their mothers helped each other take care of the children.

As long as David and the people worshiped and obeyed God,

everything went well. They had fine clothes, horses, homes, and businesses. In fact, the nations around them were jealous of Israel because they were so successful.  

During the reign of King Solomon, David's son, the Queen of Sheba

(today's Ethiopia) journeyed to Israel with her attendants

and visited for the better part of a year.

She came to see for herself the beauties of Jerusalem and its Temple,

and to hear the great wisdom of Israel's king.

"How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!" declares the Holy Bible.

May our own eyes be opened to see -

May our own ears be opened to hear the joyful sounds of God.

May our own hearts be opened to perceive and understand that

all scientific discoveries point to the reality of God's glory

and of His great love for us which He proved by sending Yeshua,

His only-begotten Son to die for our sins.

"Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
        Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
        O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance.
In Your name they rejoice all the day,
          And by Your righteousness they are exalted."

Psalm 89:14-16 (NASB)

Rainbow Dancing, in my heart.

Rainbow Dancing, got to start!

Want to be happy! Got to be free!

Rainbow Dancing for me!

Come, dance on the rainbow,

Each lovely color flooded with light.

Come sing on the rainbow.

Music will end the long, lonely night.

Praise is the rainbow, Love is the power.

Joy will be your reward! So,

Come dance on the rainbow.

Yellow, blue, crimson,

Faith, Hope and Love.

Come, sing on the rainbow.

Each lovely color a gift from above.

Praise is the rainbow!

Love is the power!

Joy will be your reward!  So, 

Come, dance on the rainbow.

Come, sing on the rainbow.

Come, laugh on the rainbow!