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.
I Corinthians 6:19 reads, “What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [Who] is in you, [Whom] ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” On this Labor Day, when we are thinking of work, we should recognize that our most important labor is that which we do for our Lord. Verse 20 reminds us that “ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” A traditional song that makes specific application of this teaching is “I’m Working on a Building.” Like many older songs, it calls out bad behavior and encourages right actions. The best version I know is by the Carter Family.