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.
Even as Jesus died on the Cross, people were drawn to Him. One of the thieves crucified alongside Him was saved eternally (Luke 23:39-43), and “when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, ‘Certainly this was a righteous man’” (verse 47). Verse 48 adds, “And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.” Yes, it is true that “there’s room at the cross for you.” Ira Stanphill wrote “Room at the Cross for You” after someone in the congregation of a revival meeting suggested the title to him. In fact, he completed the song by the end of the service. May we be grateful that “there’s still room for one.” The version by old friend Ken Fernald is not available on line, but the rendition by Truth in Song is good.