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.
Harry Bollback is known within the Christian community for his association with Word of Life, an effective evangelical ministry. While serving as a missionary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he heard the bells of that large city’s churches ringing, and the words to “Ring the Bells” quickly came to him. It well captures the “glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, [Who] is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10b-11). Bollback combines sound doctrine with simple words to create a memorable message. Let us listen to a rendition by the Salvation Army Songsters.