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.
Devout Christians take the concept of sanctification seriously. Because we are redeemed by faith in Jesus Christ, we are to become more like Him: “We also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4c). Older Gospel songs regularly dealt with this subject. One such train song is “This Train.” The famous 1930’s version by Sister Rosetta Tharpe bebops along, but I prefer the more countrified version by Randy Travis. It reminds me of the kind of songs that my uncles played and sang at my Grandmother Boston’s place on Sunday afternoons.