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.
Our Lord is the Creator of all. Genesis 1 records in considerable detail the creative activity of God. He made space, matter, energy, time, water, plants, stars (including the sun), the moon, fish, birds, animals, and people. John 1:3, speaking specifically of God the Son, says, “All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.” Colossians 1:16 adds, “For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him.” The ancient song “All Creatures of Our God and King,” written eight centuries ago by Francis of Assisi, celebrates the loving power of God the Creator. The version by A Cappella Hymns is effective.