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.
Most of us know the old song “Keep on the Sunny Side.” It has a good moral message, coming from a time when most songs promoted solid virtues. Because it is a folk song, there are numerous versions of it. The one I like the best (by Billy Jo Shaver and friends) is evangelical, with an explanation of the only way to really be on the sunny side. Isaiah 58:8, speaking of the blessings of right worship through faith in the Messiah, Jesus Christ, says, “Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rearward.” Only with the Lord can we have this light and live on “the sunny side of life.”