Today's Meditation - Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Today's Meditation

Read Psalm 147:1-11

¹Praise the Lord! How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting.

²The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

³He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.

⁴He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

⁵Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

⁶The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre.

⁸He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills.

⁹He gives to the animals their food, and to the young ravens when they cry.

¹⁰His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner;

¹¹but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.

     I've mentioned this many times and said it again to a friend of mine the other day; there is nothing like music to fill the soul with joy.  It touches the heart and reaches into the core of us like very few other things can do.

     I've spent my life singing in school choirs, church choirs, and community choirs.  I spend my private times listening to music on the radio in the car, singing in the shower, hearing music in my head. 
    And there really isn't any better music for the soul than worship/praise music.  Take this day to find music that fills your heart with joy.  Take this day to find music that uplifts your spirit.  Take this day to find music that restores your gladness in all that God has created and what God is working out in these days and hours of creation.
     May this day be a blessing to you.

On Eagle's Wings