RULE #3 - A SONG IN YOUR HEART!

His father Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied. - Luke 1:67
READ LUKE 1:57-80 TODAY

     We've had a song by Mary, now a song by Zachariah - this first chapter of Luke reads like High School Musical (the most inspirational movie ever, by the way!).  Everybody's singing!  And maybe there is something to that.
     Mary finds out the Son of God is in her belly - she sings!  Zachariah's silence is lifted - he sings!  And they are not singing "Baby, Baby, Baby!" (Justin Bieber, for those of you who have not caught Bieber Fever!)  They're singing out praises to God!
     Maybe, if we are going to treat people the way Jesus treated them, we've got to start with an attitude of praise.  Praise must flow freely off of our lips.  There must be a song in our heart because of the greatfullness we have for what God has done.  Everything starts there! 
     Trust me, as a man who has not been very thankful for a little while, I know how an unthankful heart can affect your views of other people and the way you treat them.  I know this is Rule #3, but we might want to put it #1 in our hearts!