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 119:105 is blessedly familiar to most Christians: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” The Word of God is of supreme significance, as Jesus said in Matthew 5:17-18: “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, ‘Till heaven and earth pass, one joy or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.’” Just before going to the Cross, our Lord prayed, “Sanctify them through Thy truth; Thy word is truth” (John 17:17). A warning song that laments mankind’s general disdain for God’s Word is “Dust on the Bible,” written and performed by the Bailes Brothers. May we continue to cherish the Scripture given to us by our Savior God.