“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.”
Psalm 40:3
We all know what it is to have a song stuck in our heads. Some fragment of music goes around and around in our thoughts. Lyrics of songs from long ago pop in unexpectedly. When it becomes annoying, it’s called an “ear worm.” Not a very pleasant image, but a fitting one, don’t you agree?
Music and songs are a gift to us from the Lord. We read of them from the very beginning of the Bible to the closing pages of Revelation. We delight in musical instruments, sounds, and melodies. We sing to babies and children. We appreciate music more as we grow and mature. We cling to songs in our old age for the joy and comfort they bring us.
And yet the musical “ear worm” pesters us. Perhaps the devil would like to get a hold of God’s beautiful gift to us and turn our hearts toward nonsense instead of towards the Lord. Pray in those times. Ask God to fill up the spaces in your head with truths of Him, with songs that praise Him, or with words from Scripture. You conquer the devil in this way and re-orient the song of your heart to point to Jesus.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jane C. Sveska
Jane Sveska grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master’s in Library Science. This is her fourth and final Anchor devotional writing. She has immensely enjoyed telling others about Jesus through Anchor but now moves on to other ways of serving the King in her new Chicago-area surroundings. She loves spending time in the Word, getting to know the members of her new church family, and treasuring her two grown children and five young grandchildren. When her thoughts wander, they seem to always go to imaginings of heaven!
Music and songs are a gift to us from the Lord. We read of them from the very beginning of the Bible to the closing pages of Revelation. We delight in musical instruments, sounds, and melodies. We sing to babies and children. We appreciate music more as we grow and mature. We cling to songs in our old age for the joy and comfort they bring us.
And yet the musical “ear worm” pesters us. Perhaps the devil would like to get a hold of God’s beautiful gift to us and turn our hearts toward nonsense instead of towards the Lord. Pray in those times. Ask God to fill up the spaces in your head with truths of Him, with songs that praise Him, or with words from Scripture. You conquer the devil in this way and re-orient the song of your heart to point to Jesus.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jane C. Sveska
Jane Sveska grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master’s in Library Science. This is her fourth and final Anchor devotional writing. She has immensely enjoyed telling others about Jesus through Anchor but now moves on to other ways of serving the King in her new Chicago-area surroundings. She loves spending time in the Word, getting to know the members of her new church family, and treasuring her two grown children and five young grandchildren. When her thoughts wander, they seem to always go to imaginings of heaven!
Scripture Focus
Ephesians 5:19-20
Insight
Remember that the Lord is your strength and your song. He’ll help you direct the song of your day so that it pleases Him and blesses you.
Bible In A Year
- Jeremiah 39-40
- Psalm 121
- 1 Corinthians 15