July 7, 2021

Wednesday

The Gift of Music

1 Kings 10:11-12

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.”

1 Samuel 16:23

It’s a natural instinct—singing to calm a fussy infant. Yes, there’s usually rocking and bouncing involved, so maybe it’s not just the singing. But most parents don’t rock or walk with a fussy infant in silence. There’s just something about gentle singing that seems to help.

And not just with infants. Very few people, after a tiring and stressful day at work, come home and turn on hard rock or heavy metal music. But they will turn on something soothing, uplifting, or encouraging. Given the amount of music that apparently fills the halls of heaven (Revelation 5:9-10, 13; 14:1-3; 15:3-4), it should be no surprise that we, made in the image of God, respond so positively to edifying music. Such music certainly helped King Saul when he was distraught. David playing on the harp soothed Saul’s soul when nothing else would.

We are so surrounded by music via various media that we can easily forget the power of edifying music. Remember to incorporate beautiful music into your daily routines.

A point to ponder…

The sole object of all music should be the glory of God and pleasant recreation. 
Johann Sebastian Bach

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