Thurs 23rd July - #86. The song of your life
Back in 1984 Elton John sang about Sad Songs.
Back in 700BC Isaiah did the same.
I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:
My loved one had a vineyard
on a fertile hillside.
He dug it up and cleared it of stones
and planted it with the choicest vines.
He built a watchtower in it
and cut out a winepress as well.
Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,
but it yielded only bad fruit.
The vineyard of the Lord Almighty
is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
(Isaiah 5 v1-7)
It was a sad song because the people of God were producing rotten fruit - stinkfruit. The product of their lifestyle and attitude was bloodshed and cries of distress. So sad.
Back in 2014 Pharrell Williams sang a Happy Song.
So did Isaiah back in 700BC.
Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
I, the Lord, watch over it;
I water it continually.
I guard it day and night
so that no one may harm it.
In days to come Jacob will take root,
Israel will bud and blossom
and fill all the world with fruit.
(Isaiah 27 v2-6)
It was a happy song because the people of God were producing godly fruit. The product of their attitude and lifestyle was care for the needy, provision for the poor, looking after widows and orphans, concern for the immigrant, consideration for the vulnerable and abused.
So, what song will people sing about my life and yours? A happy song, or a sad song? Does our relationship with God so shape our attitude and lifestyle that it produces fruit to make people sing a happy song? Or, is our attitude so bad and our lifestyle so wrong that people sing sad songs about us?
Be a happy song today!
Love from Paul