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.
An unusual Gospel song is entitled “Lonely Tombs.” It follows a folk music tradition from the 1800’s in which the dead speak from the grave in order to warn the living about the perils of continuing in sin. However, this particular song focuses more on the heavenly destination of the believer, based solely on the saving work of Jesus Christ. Doc Watson and his brother Arnold, accompanied by fiddler Gaither Carlton, provide a fine version of this old song.