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.
Most of you know (I have said and written it before) that my wife loves Christmas music. From Thanksgiving to Christmas, she will listen to no other kind of music. Recently, she came across “Hallelujah” sung by a little girl, Kaylee Rogers. It uses the tune and chorus of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” decidedly not a Christian song even though it employs Biblical imagery. This Christmas song has entirely different lyrics and is fully Scriptural. The moving rendition that we will listen to is from a concert by the Killard House School Choir, a school in Northern Ireland devoted to helping children with complex learning needs. I am sure that you will agree that his song praises the Lord, the meaning of “Hallelujah” (Revelation 19:1, 3, 4, 6).