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.
Revelation 5:8-14 is a favorite source for songwriters. It pictures Jesus as “the Lamb” (verse 8) receiving the praise due Him in heaven. Included are the “many angels… ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands” (verse 11). The prolific Isaac Watts wrote the hymn “Hallelujah to the Lamb” based on this passage (and Revelation 7:9-12). I especially appreciate the line, “Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, but all their joys are one.” Let us listen to a version of this venerable hymn by the Salvation Army.