In recent months, I have spent much of my free time worshiping with my guitar, hiking in the mountains, & meditating on inspirational passages from my favorite devotional books. 3 of them have impressed me profoundly (Pilgrim’s Progress, Edges of His Ways, & Mountain Trailways). The following thoughts combine excerpts & ideas from these 3 devotionals that have found their way into my 3 leisure activities.
1 Chron. 6:32 “They ministered…with singing.”
Col. 3:16 “Singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
“I beheld, then, that they all went on till they came to the foot of the hill Difficulty at the bottom of which was a spring…Christian now went to the spring, & drank thereof to refresh himself, & then he began to go up the hill… And he went up singing.”
Each day of our lives we begin where Christian began—that is if we have found the spring where we drink & refresh ourselves. Yes, there are “Difficulties” in life, but there is a Dayspring to be found devotionally with Christ at the base…beginning of each day.
Onward & Upward…Yes! There is a high calling of God in Christ Jesus, so Let us climb! We need not live on the marsh & in the mists. The slopes & ridges invite us!
Teach me the faith of the mountains, serene and sublime,
The deep-rooted joy of just living one day at a time;
Leaving the petty possessions the valley-folk buy
For the glory of glad wind-swept spaces where earth meets the sky.
Teach me the faith of the mountains, their strength to endure,
The breadth and the depth of their vision, unswerving and sure,
Counting the dawn and the starlight as parts of one whole
Wrought by the Spirit Eternal, within His control.
--Author Unknown
I am believing that some, who have perhaps till now tried to avoid climbing the hill Difficulty, will face it with a new purpose. Do not forget the spring & do not forget the song. “They ministered…with singing.” Let us climb…& let us climb singing!
O Lord, Help us to live a mountain-top life…Help us to live the joy in the journey!
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