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.
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and was exclusively a remembrance of those who had died in war. Over the years, it has come to include the deaths of all of our loved ones and is a time to clean family cemeteries and place flowers, flags, and other tokens of respect on individual graves. “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). Previous generations of Christians wrote and sang sturdy songs about this twofold truth. One such unflinching song is “The Angel of Death” by Hank Williams, Sr. It is one of my personal all-time favorites.