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.
Some time ago, we studied Revelation 5 in detail. This passage provides memorable pictures of heaven and includes the description of Jesus as “a Lamb as it had been slain” (verse 6). One older song that uses this chapter as a basis is “Behold the Glories of the Lamb.” It is believed to be the first hymn written by Isaac Watts. He was no older than twenty; most likely, he was still nineteen. We will listen to a lively version of this late 1600’s hymn by Brothers in Arms.