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 JEHOVAH [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.
We are certainly distressed as we view the great evil that is afoot in our land and overspreading the world. I think of the last line of the book of Judges: “Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” The godless people of Romans 1:32 also come to mind: “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” The Gospel song “Matthew 24” speaks of the time of terrible terror to come. The refrain “Watch and pray” is from Matthew 26:41. I enjoy the live radio version by John Hartford, the famous banjo player.