The Song Maker

Thick and impenetrable silence hung over the village. For as long as the

villagers could remember, no one had spoken a word, not even a whisper. A

command from an enemy kingdom forbade anyone in the village from uttering a

sound. While many villagers had grown accustomed to the forced silence, one

girl increasingly found the muteness of the village unsettling. Fadiya

could not understand how sound could be wrong when the warbling songs of

birds filled the air and the leaves of the forest whispered in the breeze.

The silence was all she had known in the village, but Fadiya felt like a

prisoner to the quietness around her.

Then one day, as she was walking through her beloved whispering forest,

Fadiya discovered a wooden shed and went inside to investigate. The place

was empty except for a bookshelf. On it stood an ancient book: The Song

Maker’s Tune. The title instantly caught her attention, and to her

surprise, the book was filled with a song-like poem describing someone

named the Song Maker. She learned He sang the world into existence. He had

created the birdsong, rustling leaves, and humming bees. Imprisoning

silence was not His design. Instead, the Song Maker had entered the world

many years ago to set the people free. He died for them, entered the utter

silence of the grave on their behalfand then rose again with a

triumphant shout of joy! One day, He would return to sing a new world into

being. Fadiya, delighted by the music overflowing in her heart, soaked in

the words from the book, engraving them in her memory.

The next day, while her family was in the market square, Fadiya mounted an

old wooden cart and lifted her voice to the words of The Song Maker’s

Tune. Her heart burned as she sang of His love and sacrifice. Every face

turned toward the cart as her words cut through the quiet like a knife. The

silence had been broken by the freedom of the Maker’s song. Cheers rose

around the square as villagers responded to the hopeful message of the

music. No longer would they be imprisoned by the forced silence of the

enemy. The Song Maker had set them free. Sophia Bricker

In this allegorical story, Fadiya found freedom from the imprisoning

silence of the enemy when she encountered The Song Maker’s Tune telling

of the salvation He brought to His people. In the Bible, we see that God

created the world through speakingor perhaps singing (Genesis 1:1-31;

Psalm 33:6). Though our sinful rebellion separated us from God and brought

brokenness into the world, God came to restore and to set us free from

slavery to sin. How has Jesus brought us freedom? (Read more on our “Know

Jesus” page.)

God invented music and singing! Did you know that God sings over us

(Zephaniah 3:17)? Why do you think God calls His people to sing to Him and

to each other? (If you want to dig deeper, read Psalm 147:1; Ephesians

5:19; and Colossians 3:16.)

Did you know that creation sings? How might spending time in nature help

us know God better? (If you want to dig deeper, read 1 Chronicles 16:33;

Psalms 65:13; 96:12; and 98:8.)

When we experience the goodness of God’s love, it’s only natural for us

to want to share the good news of Jesus with others! What is one of the

ways you’ve personally experienced God’s goodness and love? If you can’t

think of anything, you can ask God to reveal His love to you anytime.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law

of sin and of death. Romans 8:2 (WEB)

Read Verses:

Psalm 40:1-Psalm 40:3; John 8:31-John 8:36; Romans 8:2