My granddaughter loves to sing. I have been singing Christmas songs to her since she was a baby and now I am singing them to her little sister Jenny too! I don't care what people think, I love the Christmas songs...they make me happy. I love to think about the words in a song. I bet the person who wrote the song certainly was concerned about the words. Yes, music can teach us in ways that some times miss in just talking or reading.
One of the songs that Angie loves to sing is..THE WISE MAN BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON A ROCK
She even has hand jesters to go with it. I thought about the words in that song today...
THE WISE MAN BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON THE ROCK,
AND THE RAINS CAME TUMBLING DOWN...
THE RAINS CAME DOWN, AND THE FLOODS CAME UP,
AND THE HOUSE ON THE ROCK STOOD STILL...
THE FOOLISH MAN BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON THE SAND,
AND THE RAINS CAME TUMBLING DOWN...
THE RAINS CAME DOWN, AND THE FLOODS CAME UP,
AND THE HOUSE ON THE SAND WASHED AWAY.
As I thought about those words I wondered if I am standing on the right principles in my life? How strong is my personal foundation? Am I doing and living what I know to be true? The song never said what the house looked like or how big it was, but just that it's foundation was strong, that is what is important. In the book of Matthew chapter 7 verses 24-27 the Savior talks about the wise man and the foolish man. He talks about how important it is to not only hear and know His words ...but live them!
How grateful I am today for music, for the way it teaches us and the beautiful lessons that we can learn from it.
Hope you had a great Sabbath day!
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