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.
II Chronicles 7:14 is a well-known promise to the nation of Israel: “If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Although it is not a direct promise to our country, it does reveal the principle that our God desires to bless people and nations. The song “God Bless America,” popularized by Kate Smith, prays for the hand of God to rest upon the United States. We will listen to a rendition by the Anthem Lights. (As a personal aside, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, my Grandmother Boston sat down and wrote an additional verse to this song. Such is how folk music develops.)