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.
Motherhood is of extraordinary value, for it is ordained of God from the beginning: “Be fruitful, and multiply” (Genesis 1:28). Eve so trusted the promise of God (Genesis 3:15-16) that she named her firstborn son Cain (Genesis 4:1), which means “I have the man, the Lord”; for she thought, erroneously, that this son was the promised Messiah. Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary, Eunice – these ladies and many others illustrate God’s high regard for mothers. The spiritual influence of a godly mom is significant and is the theme of many traditional songs. One such Gospel song is “Will I Meet Mother in Heaven?” by the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers.