Melodic Mondays
Those of you who know me know that I love music even though I am not musical myself. I listen to good music as often as I can. It is beneficial to the brain, valuable to the vocabulary, and strengthening to the soul. Isaiah 12:2-3 is a lovely passage that includes this soaring statement of surety: “The Lord JEHOVA [YAHWEH] is my strength and my song.” This could be translated, “God is my mountaintop and my music.” Yes, He is! Each Monday, I want to study this subject and suggest a song to listen to. Anyone reading this devotional has easy access to any song. (I am an exception because I do not go on a computer or other information device.) If you do not like my suggestion (and we all have different tastes), you can think of or search for one that speaks to you. Then, it can become a source of encouragement throughout the week.
My wife loves everything about Christmas; she is like a little child, which is a good thing (Matthew 18:1-3). She begins listening to Christmas music on Thanksgiving night, and she will not listen to any other kind of music until after Christmas. One of her favorite Advent songs is “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” which focuses on names of Jesus such as Emmanuel (“God with us” – Matthew 1:23), Rod of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1), Dayspring (Luke 1:78), and Key of David (Isaiah 22:22). Her favorite version is by For King and Country. This rendition, like her, is a bit raucous, but it is, after all, a joyful song.