My Strength, Song and Salvation
(KJV) Psalm 118:14 The LORD is my strength and song,
and is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous:
the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted:
the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
17 I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.
18 The LORD hath chastened me sore:
but he hath not given me over unto death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
20 This gate of the LORD,
into which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me,
and art become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders refused
is become the head stone of the corner.
I love the songs of salvation. As a little girl the songs comprised of easy melodies giving way to four part harmonies. I found myself sometimes singing the alto line even when alone—it just came that easy. Songs like “Love Lifted Me,” “Victory in Jesus,” and “The Old Rugged Cross” became a part of my being, and I sought out the scriptures in which these songs were rooted.
As praise and worship music began to take hold I became enamored of songs like “Majesty” and “As the Deer Panteth for the Water.” The lyrics were made easy because they so closely mimicked the Scriptures.
Now I am old, and I find myself listening repeatedly to CeCe Winans singing “Come Jesus Come” a song that lends it self to singing, or listening to Nicole C. Mullin “I Know my Redeemer Lives.” My vocal cords are shattered, yet music still lives within my heart, and the music lifting high the name of Jesus is still the best.
May we today begin our morning by lifting high the cross of Jesus, praising Him in song for our salvation, relying on His strength which never fails.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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