When Scripture Sings
Over the years, I’ve watched my wife, Michelle, breathe new life into more than a hundred Bible verses—transforming them through prayer, melody, and heartfelt reflection. Her ministry, Scripture to Song, has blessed many people by opening their hearts to God’s Word.
Music has a unique power to create lasting memories. Michelle’s songs have comforted struggling people—simply by reminding them of God’s promises. Her melodies become bridges: between people, between past and present, and between sorrow and hope. They carry us when words alone fall short.
I remember when someone in an Indonesian village discovered one of Michelle’s Scripture Songs and taught it to others. Eventually, students in a public high school were singing it. We witnessed God’s Word traveling across cultures—Scripture singing through the hearts of those ready to hear His voice. Even better is when it happens closer to home. Our son Jayden, a camp counselor this summer, sent this text to Michelle: “Just wanted to tell you that people sometimes bring up verses to the songs you used to sing—and I remember them.”
Michelle is convinced that singing Scripture helps it “stick,” especially for families. Singing familiar songs together reminds us we’re not alone in our struggles or our praises.
One Scripture song that deeply resonates with our family is Psalm 73:26: “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Written by King David’s chief musician, Asaph, this verse captures the vulnerability we all experience in life’s low points.
Like the psalmist, we sometimes struggle with envy and ask, “Why do the unrighteous seem to have it easier than the righteous?” But then the music swells with hope, reminding us that God Himself is our strength and portion. This realization frees us to be honest with Him about our brokenness. Through Michelle’s song, that verse moved from something we believed in our heads to something we clung to in our hearts.
I thank God for Michelle's gift for turning Scripture into song. Her ministry continues to remind me—and so many others—that the Word of God is meant to be lived as well as read. Yes, even to be sung.
I’ve included a QR code to a recording of Psalm 73:26, sung by Michelle and our son Kai in 2019. May it encourage you as it has encouraged us.
Eddie Supratman
Music has a unique power to create lasting memories. Michelle’s songs have comforted struggling people—simply by reminding them of God’s promises. Her melodies become bridges: between people, between past and present, and between sorrow and hope. They carry us when words alone fall short.
I remember when someone in an Indonesian village discovered one of Michelle’s Scripture Songs and taught it to others. Eventually, students in a public high school were singing it. We witnessed God’s Word traveling across cultures—Scripture singing through the hearts of those ready to hear His voice. Even better is when it happens closer to home. Our son Jayden, a camp counselor this summer, sent this text to Michelle: “Just wanted to tell you that people sometimes bring up verses to the songs you used to sing—and I remember them.”
Michelle is convinced that singing Scripture helps it “stick,” especially for families. Singing familiar songs together reminds us we’re not alone in our struggles or our praises.
One Scripture song that deeply resonates with our family is Psalm 73:26: “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Written by King David’s chief musician, Asaph, this verse captures the vulnerability we all experience in life’s low points.
Like the psalmist, we sometimes struggle with envy and ask, “Why do the unrighteous seem to have it easier than the righteous?” But then the music swells with hope, reminding us that God Himself is our strength and portion. This realization frees us to be honest with Him about our brokenness. Through Michelle’s song, that verse moved from something we believed in our heads to something we clung to in our hearts.
I thank God for Michelle's gift for turning Scripture into song. Her ministry continues to remind me—and so many others—that the Word of God is meant to be lived as well as read. Yes, even to be sung.
I’ve included a QR code to a recording of Psalm 73:26, sung by Michelle and our son Kai in 2019. May it encourage you as it has encouraged us.
Eddie Supratman
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