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 have spent several Mondays studying I Timothy 3:16, the latter part which is likely a hymn within the early Church: “God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” The last phrase refers to Jesus’ Ascension, recorded in Acts 1. A number of majestic hymns celebrate this return of God the Son to His rightful place in heaven. One such song is “Crown Him,” using the tune “Diadem.” A pastor friend of mine, a gifted musician, used to lead the singing of this hymn by taking a different part for each verse; I used to listen. We will listen to a rendition by bHpMusic.