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.
The Bible is clear that this world as we know it will vanish. Because man’s sin has negatively impacted the entire creation (Romans 8:20-22), the whole cosmos must be new (Revelation 21:1 – “And I [John] saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea”). The detailed description of the judgment upon earth in II Peter 3:10-12 closes with these words: “Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness” (verse 13). The simple song “This World Can’t Stand Long” is a meditation upon these truths. I like the version by Stoney and Wilma Lee Cooper, recorded in the late 1940’s.