Imagine you are a musician of such immense talent and fame that the President of the United States regularly invites you to perform concerts in the East Room of the White House. Then imagine that your music goes stale, your popularity wanes, and your wealth evaporates. The president still mentions your name…but only to describe you as washed up. Something very much like that happened to George Frederic Handel. He composed the greatest music of his age and performed before royalty throughout Europe. Then he hit a creative wall. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, said that “Handel’s great days are over…his inspiration is exhausted.”

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

Psalms 33:3

Only it wasn’t. Bankrupt, in poor health, and all but forgotten, Handel ensconced himself in a small room for three to four weeks, writing from morning to night. The result was Messiah – a musical masterpiece that even Mozart said could never be improved.

Despite how you might feel about the course of your life or the discouraging trajectory of America, never doubt that God is ready to give you a new song! As you pray today, do so with expectancy that great days…for you and your nation’s leaders…are not behind, but just ahead!

Recommended Reading: Psalm 95:1-6