OUR DAILY BREAD : THE POWER OF MUSIC

by **cimi** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 10:47 pm

February 10
Monday

*Rapture*

THE POWER
OF MUSIC

READ:
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I will sing of Your power;
yes, i will sing aloud
of Your mercy in the
morning; for You have
been my defense and
refuge in the day of my
trouble. __Psalm 59:16
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In Wales, the music of men's chorus groups is deeply engrained in the culture. Prior to World War 2, one Welsh glee club had a friendly yet competitive rivalry with a German glee club, but that bond was replaced with animosity during and after the war. The tension was gradually overcome, though, by the message on the trophy shared by the two choruses: "Speak with me, and you're my brother."

The power of music to heal and help is a gift from God that comforts many. Perhaps that is why the Psalms speak so deeply to us. There we find lyrics that connect with our hearts, allowing us to speak to God from the depth of our spirits. "But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; for You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble" (Ps. 59:16). Amazingly, David wrote this song as he was being hunted down by men seeking to kill him! Despite his circumstances, David remembered God's power and mercy, and singing of them encouraged him to go on.

May our God give us a song today that will remind us of His goodness and greatness, no matter what we may face.
__Bill Crowder

`````````````````````````This is my story, this is my song,`````````````````````````
````````````````````````Praising my Savior all the day long;````````````````````````
``````````````````````````This is my story, this is my song,````````````````````````
```````````````````Praising my Savior all the day long. __Crosby`````````````````````
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"I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel."
__Judges 5:3 (NLT)

*******************************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 59:6-16******************************

6 At evening they return,
they growl like a dog, and
go all around the city.

7 Indeed, they belch with
their mouth; swords are in
their lips; for they say,
"Who hears?"

8 But You, O LORD, shall
laugh at them; you shall
have all the nations in
derision. 9 I will wait for
You, O You his Strength;
for God is my defense.

10 My God of mercy shall
come to meet me; God shall
let me see my desire on my
enemies.

11 Do not slay them, lest
my people forget; scatter
them by Your power, and
bring them down, O Lord
our shield. 12 For the sin of
their mouth and the words
of their lips, let them even
be taken in their pride, and
for the cursing and lying
which they speak.

13 Consume them in wrath,
consume them, that they
may not be; and let them
know that God rules in
Jacob to the ends of the
earth.

14 And at evening they
return, they growl like a
dog, and go all around the
city. 15 They wander up and
down for food, and howl if
they are not satisfied.

16 But I will sing of your
power; yes, I will sing
aloud of Your mercy in the
morning; for You have been
my defense and refuge in
the day of my trouble.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

David did not immediately assume the throne after Samuel the
prophet anointed him king of Israel. In fact, despite the promise
of God, David had to run for his life. Today's psalm was written by
David while he was fleeing from his predecessor Saul. Here, David
describes the actions of evil men (vv.6-7) but expresses confidence
in the sovereignty of God (vv. 8-10).
*harp*