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 JEHOVA [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 more I think about my father, the more I am impressed. In his own sunny, hard-working way, he was a remarkable man. I now realize what a near-photographic memory he had for names, history, geography (especially places he had hunted decades before), anything practical like engines (he was the best mechanic around, even though you would never hear him say that) and building (at age 14, he built a camp in the woods that still has a solid roof, and he built my uncle’s house and his own – without borrowing any money), and many other things. He loved music and could launch into almost any song that he had ever heard, remembering old lyrics and staying in tune. Not long before he died, he mentioned (and sang) “That’s the Man I’m Looking For” by Roy Acuff. We are commanded in Ephesians 6:2 to “honour thy father and mother.” This rousing old Gospel song was one of my father’s favorites, and I know that he would want me to share it with you.