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.
Saturday is Flag Day, a holiday which unfortunately garners little attention in our current culture. Another traditional symbol of our republic is the Statue of Liberty. When a man named Neil Enloe visited this landmark in the early 1970’s, he was struck by its beauty and thought of the greatest symbol of freedom ever – the Cross of Jesus Christ: “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” (Galatians 5:1). Combining the imagery of the flag, the statue, and the Cross, he wrote the song “Statue of Liberty.” We will listen to a version by The Cathedrals.