Monday – March 7, 2022

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 JEHOVA [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 when we are young, we know that we will age. The challenges of growing older, though, have to be experienced before we can yearn for the strength and vigor of youth. It wasn’t too long ago that I could get up in the morning, run twenty miles, lift weights, and work until midnight. However, we do not need to become bitter and regret what we have lost. In Revelation 21:5, our Lord says, “Behold, I make all things new,” including our broken-down bodies (I Corinthians 15:38-58). The Gospel song “Where We’ll Never Grow Old” speaks of the certainty of these glorious changes. I like the version by the original Carter Family, which features their traditional approach to music and their family harmony.