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.
In Matthew 6:28-29, Jesus speaks of the flowers of the fields: “And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, ‘That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.’” The teaching of the entire passage (verses 25-34) is that God’s people should not be controlled by the anxiety that plagues the world’s mindset. A quite simple Gospel song based on these verses is “Consider the Lilies.” As the flowers begin to bloom in earnest, let us listen to a version by Travis Alltop and Friends.