And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

Numbers 10:9

Blowing your trumpets

One night I had a dream. I was back at home; in the home where I grew up; with my husband, son, mum and all my brothers and sisters. It was night time. Micah and all the other children were asleep. Then one of my brothers said “the coyotes are coming”. I didn’t know what he meant by that but everyone starting panicking. I can suddenly hear howling sounds and the neighbours screaming. I quickly ran and locked the doors and all entrances of the house. But my brother said “that won’t work they will just break the doors down”.

Then there appeared in the doorway some coyotes, looking fierce and hungry. We were all standing in the living room panicked and scared not knowing what to do. Then I said “don’t we have weapons to fight these things; knives or guns or something sharp?”

Suddenly I heard a voice say “sing, just sing psalms of praise”.

So I began to sing Psalm 100. “Hallelujah, glory hallelujah, praise God”. And everyone else joined in. We all started dancing and singing louder, praising God. Suddenly the coyotes that were in the doorway turned into men (or like men). They also started singing and dancing to our Psalm 100. Then they started saying “yes, He created us too; there is nothing living on earth that He did not made”.

Suddenly a bigger and fiercer coyote appeared. He just stood there looking at us singing and dancing. Lots more coyotes had now entered the house and they also just stood gazing at us. By this time we were now singing another psalm (unfortunately I can’t remember which one). The bigger, fiercer coyote turned around and walked out of the house and one by one all the others followed him, including the ones that had turned like men and were dancing with us.

After they had all left I heard the same voice again saying unto me “Sing and praise without ceasing. Go and tell your neighbours to sing psalms of praise. For the enemy have come to kill and destroy your homes and families but if you praise God he will not prevail and nothing shall by any means hurt you”.

My family and our home was left unhurt. But I could still hear the coyotes howling and neighbours screaming. I turned to my brother and said “we have to go and tell them, we have to go and save them”.

So therefore now I’m telling you, and all who would listen. Just as the Lord told Moses in Numbers 10 to make two trumpets and blow in days of war, gladness and in solemn days. Blowing your trumpets is the same as singing psalms of praise. Coming before God with praise, worship, thanksgiving, prayers and supplications.

After waking up from that dream I got up and wrote this poem:

Psalms of Praise

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord

And let everything that has breath

Praise His holy name
for it is He that hath made us

And if we cease to;

The very rocks shall rise and praise Him

Bless the Lord

O ye souls

With all that is within you

Bless His holy name

For He is merciful and gracious

Slow to anger, full of mercy

Bless the Lord

Ye His angels

For you have excel in strength

O give thanks unto the Lord

Call upon his name

Sing unto Him

Sing unto Him psalms of praise

Let the whole world know

Of all His wondrous works

Glorify, testify of His holy name

That the heart of those may rejoice

Those, which seek the Lord

Remember now His marvellous works

All the wonders He has done

He’s healed the sick, he’s raised the dead

He has given us His only son

Give thanks unto the Lord

For He is good

And His mercy endures for ever

 Let the whole world now say

That His mercy endures for ever

Sing psalms of praise unto the Lord

All ye nations, all ye countries, all ye lands

For His merciful kindness is great towards you

O give thanks unto the God of gods

For his mercy endures for ever

Praise ye the lord.