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.
Perhaps you (like me) did not enlist in the military and wish that you had served. Not all of us have been called to that noble task, and we should not feel that we are unpatriotic. All of us, though, can support our troops in prayer. It is our practice to intercede for our armed forces in both our Sunday and Wednesday services. We ask that they will not be casually placed in harm’s way by incompetent or reckless politicians, and we pray specifically for those whom we know personally. “The Weapon of Prayer” by the Louvin Brothers is a song that speaks to this subject. It reminds us that “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal [of the flesh]” (II Corinthians 10:4).