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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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"The Blessing Of Music"
Message summary: Music is a great aid in remembering and transmitting spiritual truths. It's hard for me to admit this as a preacher but I suspect it's likely that the congregation often remembered the music sung in our church services more than the sermons I preached, hard as I worked on my preparation, and I know Brooksyne would say Amen to that which I just admitted!
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"Then
Moses and the
sons of Israel
sang this song
to the Lord,
and said, 'I
will sing to
the Lord, for
He is highly
exalted; The
horse and its
rider He has
hurled into
the sea. The
Lord is my
strength and
song, And He
has become my
salvation;
This is my
God, and I
will praise
Him; My
father’s God,
and I will
extol Him'"
(Exodus
15:1,2).
"Miriam the
prophetess,
Aaron’s
sister, took
the timbrel in
her hand, and
all the women
went out after
her with
timbrels and
with dancing.
Miriam
answered them,
'Sing to the
Lord, for He
is highly
exalted; The
horse and his
rider He has
hurled into
the sea'"
(Exodus
15:20,21).
Music is a great aid in remembering and transmitting spiritual truths. It's hard for me to admit this as a preacher but I suspect it's likely that the congregation often remembered the music sung in our church services more than the sermons I preached, hard as I worked on my preparation! And I'm sure Brooksyne would say Amen to what I just admitted.
After the crossing of the Red Sea Moses and the sons of Israel sang a song celebrating their victory. This is the first worship song in the Bible and it not only sings praises to God but also reinforces the history that just took place. We, of course, don't know the original tune but we recall a chorus based on the first several verses we often sang many years ago during the years of Scripture Songs.
The song, recorded in 18 Scripture verses, mixes praise to God with a reminder of the great deliverance the people had just experienced and points to His help in what was to lie ahead. It's a song to remind the Israelites that our trust is not in the power, might and strength of man, but our trust is in the mighty name of the Lord God, conqueror of any foe that seeks to destroy us. What an incredibly current concept for Israel today.
Some 1,500 years after this miraculous deliverance John had a vision of heaven and we find this song mentioned again. "And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb" (Revelation 15:3). The song of Moses is generally considered to be today's portion of Scripture so this would make today's portion not only the oldest recorded praise song but a song still sung in heaven!
A key verse in what sounds like part of the Psalms states,
And He has become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father is God, and I will exalt Him.
That's a timeless truth we can each musically declare today as we consider how so much music: ancient, prior to our age, and modern has these themes.
and make music to Your name, O Most High,
proclaiming Your love in the morning
and Your faithfulness at night.
(Psalm 92:2)
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
many of our
praises and
words of
thanksgiving,
prayers and
petitions we
musically
present to
You. Whether
our hearts
overflow with
joy and
thanksgiving
or fill up
with pain and
sorrow, praise
songs of
rejoicing or
songs written
during one's
anguish begin
to minister to
our innermost
needs. I'm so
thankful that
You, our
loving Father,
quiet us with
Your love and
rejoice over
us with
singing. The
Psalmist
declares that
it is good for
us to praise
You, our
Father, and to
make music to
Your name, O
Most High. We
are to
proclaim Your
love in the
morning and
Your
faithfulness
at night. Your
presence
awaits us in
the early
morning dawn
and at the
close of each
day, for which
we are
eternally
grateful.
Amen.
Here's another
great verse: "The
Lord Your God
is with You.
He is mighty
to save. He
will take
great delight
in You, He
will quiet You
with His love,
He will
rejoice over
You with
singing"
(Zephaniah
3:17).
Our ministry in daily encouragement is written to primarily those who have placed their faith in Christ but we know there are those who come across these messages who may not know or understand the plan of salvation. Here's a site with a good explanation. How to become a Christian: https://twowaystolive.com/
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Bless God" Watch on YouTube Brooke Ligertwood // Acoustic Performance
Today we share a final set of misc photos from our road trip we returned from last week.
Here's the elevator at the center of the Bass Pro Shop in Memphis. Bass Pro Shops was started in Springfield MO around the time we were attending college in that same town. Johnny Morris started it in a package store his father owned. After finishing college he asked his dad if he could set up a display for fishing gear in the back of the store. His dad was angered that, after sending him to college, he had no more ambition than that but as far as worldly wealth it turned out pretty good for him as he is now a multi-billionaire. As I rode up the elevator they told how the Memphis pyramid became a Bass Pro Shop.
On the way back we saw a sign for the Miller Pecan Company in northeast Oklahoma so we stopped and purchased several bags of the tastiest pecans we've ever eaten, rivaling the oil rich pecans my Uncle Gentry would give us from Vernon County MO. And the big plus is that their prices were very reasonable!
We stopped by the Precious Moments Chapel near Carthage, MO. This was a booming place in the 80's and 90's when the huge parking lot had lots of cars and even tour buses. It was roughly 1/2 way between the Kansas City area and Tulsa and several times we met our folks there. Now, like the Longaberger Baskets in Ohio, it feels like a has been but it's still open and there are still some visitors who tour the beautiful site.
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