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  A CERTAIN PORTION SHOULD BE FOR THE SINGERS.
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: God values and provides for those who use their gifts to bring
hope and joy to others through singing.

Topics: "The Role of Worship", "Value of Encouragement"
Scripture References: Nehemiah 11:23, Psalm 96:1, Psalm 100:1, Colossians 3:16

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes the vital role of singers in the community, as
they uplift and inspire others through their music, even if their
contributions seem less tangible than those of laborers. He illustrates
that every individual, regardless of their perceived usefulness, has a
significant part to play in God's creation, providing hope and
encouragement to those around them. Meyer encourages those who feel
inadequate to recognize their value in bringing joy and comfort,
asserting that God ensures they receive their due support for their
contributions.

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A certain portion should be for the singers. Neh. xi. 23.

IT was the king's command, and it was very right and sensible, because
they enlivened and quickened the life of the entire community. A mere
utilitarian spirit might have refused to maintain them, because they did
not contribute to the handicrafts of the community. They only sang the
praises of God; but they fulfilled a very important part in the life of
the city, and they deserved the portion which was regularly contributed
to them.

You sometimes feel your life to be comparatively useless. You can only
say a kind word to those who are doing the main business of the world.
When the brothers had wrought all day at the clearing for the farm,
their sister Hope sang through the evening hours to cheer them and drive
away their sense of fatigue. That was all she could do; but was she not
deserving of maintenance? You can only sing your song of hope, and keep
the heart of the toilers sweet and fresh. You can only get inspiration
from God's heart and pass it on. You can do little but learn to detect,
and translate into music that men love, the deep undertones of God's
creation. But it is well. You are needed in God's world.

There are invalids, who lie on their back through weary months and
years, that are the inspiration of their homes, and to their side the
elders and the children come for counsel and comfort. Sing on, ye sweet
choristers, that alleviate our depressions and start our hearts to high
endeavour! Ye that by night, in sleepless hours, stand in the house of
the Lord, praise ye the Lord when all the busy life of men is hushed!
The King will see to it that ye do not miss your maintenance, your
portion day by day.

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