Monday – June 23, 2025

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.

Even the long days of June end in sunset, often lovely ones. Most of us (perhaps all of us) enjoy the beauty and serenity of a summer’s sunset, with the expectation of a good night’s rest. This imagery is used in the hymn “Beyond the Sunset,” written by Virgil Brock, with the music composed by his wife, Blanche. However, the sunset of this life leads to darkness, whereas the eternal sunset of death leads to greater light for each believer. Our Savior said, “I am the light of the world” (John 9:5); this statement is, like Him, eternally true. We will listen to a version of this song by Bird Youmans.