Who does He sound like?

"The Lord God, in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you in His love
He will rejoice over you with singing."  Zeph 3:17

It's interesting that the most popular tv show in America is a singing competition. Maybe it's the built in sense of wonder and emotion we feel when music and words combine to form a song that can touch you in a place where mere speech never could.

Of all of the thoughts swimming around my heart and head about this passage, the one that I find most amusing is this. It's the revelation that God sings over you.  What does He sound like?  Think of the iconic voices of our time.  Does God sound like Tony Bennet, Nat King Cole, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, James Hetfield, Willie Nelson, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Luciano Pavarotti?  He's outside of the confines of gender so maybe there's some Mariah Carey, Whitney (in her prime), Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson, Norah Jones.  I guess the question actually should be, who sounds like Him?

I imagine, if His Spirit can reside and express through all of us, then we all can sound like Him in our song.  Think of each voice, gifted by the Spirit of God, as a singular expression of the nature of His "sound".  There is no gift that's independent of it's origin and being the source of every gift, each unique voice would have no choice but to reveal a little bit of His.  So when He sings, I think He sounds like everyone only more so.  Like if you listen to His sound, you will find it to be more familiar to your heart that you ever dreamed possible, because you will hear in His voice........you.

Pull back the layers on this verse.  The Lord is in your midst so His presence is close.  He doesn't stand far away watching from a distance.  He exercises His might to save you, redeem you, replace a deserved death with His righteous life.  He leaps and dances with joy at the thought of you.  His love draws you into peace and draws peace into you, silencing any voice that would defy peace, including your own.  He parts His lips to release from the abundance of His heart, a sound, a song, created at the very thought of you.  And His love song over you is one of righteousness, peace, and joy, all of which are found in this verse.  Because His declaration carries power that formed the universe, His song over you causes you to become aware of your destiny, of your identity, of why you were created, and how you are loved.    As many songs have been written about, to, and for Him, it doesn't compare to the songs He's composed about you.  Selah.