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.
Psalm 27:9 pleads, “Hide not Thy face far from me; put not Thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.” This verse is the basis of the Gospel song “Where No One Stands Alone.” It was written in 1955 by Mosie Lister, who was moseying down a road in Georgia when the chorus came to him quite suddenly and unexpectedly. However, it took him more than a year to formulate the verses, and it was only after he remembered David’s prayer that the full lyrics fell into place. No Christian ever stands alone, for we have this concise promise of God: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5c). The version that we will listen to features Evelyn Cox and the Cox Family, backed by Alison Krauss and Union Station.