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 Bible clearly teaches that God created all that we observe in nature. Passages such as Genesis 1, John 1:1-5, and Colossians 1:9-18 are unequivocal in stating that all of the cosmos was created by God. II Peter 3 points out that “scoffers” (verse 3) “willingly [willfully] are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old” (verse 5a). A song that celebrates the revelation of God’s power in Creation and in the continuing expression of His beauty in nature is “Morning Has Broken.” The version by Orla Fallon well captures the joy created by God’s creativity.