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.
The hymn “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” was written by William Williams, a key figure in the Great Awakening of the 1700’s that swept through both England and America. A preacher and a writer of songs, he used extensive references to the Wilderness Wandering of the Israelites in this hymn. Since all of “these things happened to them for ensamples and are written for our admonition” (I Corinthians 10:11), his application of the Old Testament to the Christian’s life is appropriate. We will listen to a version by 1Accord Muzic. (As an aside, we now know that “Jehovah” is better translated as “YAHWEH.”)