The Song Of The Lord! (Prophetic Drumming)

The Prophetic Song Of The Lord's Singing Over Us!
Zepheniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee (in the congregation of the saints) is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Jesus sings over His congregation. But do we hear and receive this prophetic correspondence and respond during this type of worship?
Congregations can truly have "The Song of the Lord" in their midst, and those who have it experience great breakthroughs!

Our Direct Correspondence And Response In Worship

Upon a recent occasion I have had the opportunity to play with a worship team who centers itself in the prophetic movement of the realm of the Spirit. This is somewhat different in it approach than most other church worship services. The focus begins by the worship team becoming receivers asking God what He would have the worshipers play and sing. Right here is an amazing difference in the actual level of the anointing which comes into the service. Now the worship team begins like others which worship God by their whole hearted love as they move into what I have witnessed a period of direct correspondence and response. This direct correspondence from the Lord in worship is where the Spirit of God becomes the orchestra leader. The Worship band doing the worship song moves into a place where the Spirit places emphasis on the musicians and singers of worship. The singers sing as direct responses to God as an answer to what He has been ministered thus far in the service. The musicians play as directed from their orchestra leader the Holy Spirit. The music is very spontaneous from moment to moment. The spiritual atmosphere thickens with a weighty presence of God's Spirit. What everyone in the prophetic worship team is is waiting on is the prophetic “Song of the Lord.” Worshipers are taken beyond the edge of normal into the supernatural here and that is when that spiritual breakthrough actually occurs. The atmosphere has been transformed and fully changed by the spiritual anticipation and expectation of the congregation waiting upon the Lord! Just like a prophetic word comes forth there is a time of sensitivity in waiting on the Spirit of the Lord and in this case it is the "Song of the Lord" which comes by singing or by instruments giving prophecy.

A New Heavenly Song Of Worship
Rev. 14:2,3a And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: And they sung as it were a new song before the throne...

Now heaven is the norm when it comes to our worship. Notice that is says the voice of the harpers (meaning the persons harping) with their harps, they sung a new song. There is a voice of heaven here as the voice of many waters , and as the voice of  great thunders, and the voice of the harpers harping simultaneously responding to that voice of utterance from God bringing worship by a new song to the Lord's throne. This is an amazing passage... for it speaks of prophetic worship beyond what we think is possible when it comes to worship. This is exactly how our worship is to flow, like a conversation with God, back and forth communicating our love.

Are There Certain Sounds Which Can Be Known?

The Bible is very clear about instruments being tied to the Spirit in worship and prophecy.

1Corin. 14:7,8,10 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? ... There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification (none without meaning).

The answer to that is, Yes! Clearly Paul here gives us a New Testament example which speaks of instruments that are used to give certain sounds which transmit distinction and direction to the listeners. Musical instrument have voice and through the sensitivity of the musician can be played in such a way to prophetically speak. This is way beyond some soulish emotional effort in moving people through music, however the voice of all musical instruments do involve emotion in there voice. When people speak there words come out but it is the spirit of their words that move us. What I am speaking about is the voice of the Spirit which registers though the musicians playing in this time period. By the empowering of the Holy Spirit musical instruments can speak...and prophesy.

Rev. 1:10,11a I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last...

Rev. 4:1a After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me...

1Chron. 25:1a Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with HARPS, with PSALTERIES, and with CYMBALS...

The experience goes like this, after worshiping, after the singers respond through sensitivity to what the Lord is speaking back toward God, the instruments start to prophesy. It maybe just one instrument to be joined with another that the Spirit of God indicates, or maybe a multitude playing… however directed upon the Spirit’ theme. The theme of what the Spirit is saying is always the indicator to how the instrument is played and what the instrument plays in bringing in this communication before the congregation. Just like when the Spirit of God uses the communicative gift of tongues and interpretation, the Spirit uses the musical instrument and then there comes the interpretation of “The Song of the Lord.”

  

They Heard The Song Of The Lord

2 Chron. 29:25-31 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.  And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began (Prophetic Worship) also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel. And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer (Prophetic Worship). And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.  

Notice here that this passage is speaking of worship is tied to the prophetic and the prophets are involved in the worship and interpretation of the prophetic song of the Lord.  The musical instruments are very involved here as well… because it is the instruments being played in such a way that is bringing this song. The “Song of the Lord” like in tongues interpretation, has spiritual contents which need be interpreted.

Bring Me A Minstrel To Play
2 Kings 3:15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

How many times have I seen the Spirit move when worship is played, it sets the atmosphere as well as causes the living waters to flow into the house of God and touch the needs present there. Here it says the Spirit moved when the musicians played. Could it also be that when the power of that anointing came, that the word of prophesy came on the wings of His Spirit by each and every worship note? I think so, because I have experience this close relationship between the Spirit of Prophecy and Worship music.

Prophetic Worship And Prophetic Drumming
Prophetic Drumming leads people into the High Praises of God where breakthroughs occur. Prophetic worship is fresh and new and mostly a spontaneous flare in the musicians playing that is not sustained by a mere human effort, but is sustained by the very presence of God.

 Isa 43:18,19 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
   

As I played my drums along with the other instruments at this time of worship called “The song of the Lord,” there came a spiritual interpretation to the song which was played instrumentally. The congregation was blessed, and I was involved in a dimension of music which I had been experienced.  

The basis of this type of playing comes through a humility and sensitivity upon ones instrument to catch what the Spirit of God desires to play in transmitting this prophetic Song of the Lord. It requires a submission to play when He indicates and what He indicates because it involves His theme… which is the communication part.

As a dedicated musician for the Lord having these experiences, it has answered for me a bigger question, that has been with me since I started my playing before being saved. That is the question is not about musicians being spiritual, but being "fully" spiritual and complete. In the experience of being a part of the Songs which come from the Lord, God has answer the deep longing, answering me about the musician’s true purpose as being the voice through which He can speak directly through worship to His congregation. Because of this witness by the Spirit of God, this worship team musician and worshiper will ever stands in AWE of Jesus and the Spirit of God at work today!  

Rod Lambur