Music Mondays

I like music. Alot. Period. Even though I'm not musically gifted, I appreciate the people with these gifts and I also like good music, especially live music. Did I say I like music? Hopefully, posts on Mondays will be about music, hence the title "Music Mondays." Okay, enough introduction, let's get into today's post.

Even though my commute to work is at best 15 minutes with traffic, I can get a song or two in before I head to work or as I'm coming home. Over the past couple of weeks, I've been listening to the Worship God Live CD from Sovereign Grace Ministries in my car's CD player as I drive to and from work. These are quality songs not only in lyrics, but in music as well. I appreciate that there is a wide range of styles of songs on the CD. It shows that there is not just one style of music to worship God with.

From listening to these songs, I've found I'm singing them later in the day and that they have helped to point me to God's grace, mercy and his goodness towards me no matter what the day holds. One song that always catches my ear and one that I'm trying to get the words right without looking at the words (my eyes should be on the road anyway), is God Moves.

God Moves
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm
Deep in His dark and hidden mines
With never-failing skill
He fashions all His bright designs
And works His sovereign will

O fearful saints new courage take
The clouds that you now dread
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessings on your head
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust Him for His grace
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face

Chorus
So God we trust in You
O God we trust in You
When tears are great
And comforts few
We hope in mercies ever new
We trust in You

God’s purposes will ripen fast
Unfolding every hour
The bud may have a bitter taste
But sweet will be the flower
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain
God is His own interpreter
And He will make it plain

God Moves (words, William Cowper) music plus alternate and additional words by Bob Kauflin © 2005 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)

My favorite verse is the last because it reminds me that God is always working even though I may not understand it or see it and I should not dishonor him with unbelief just because I, in my weak, foolish state, don't understand. There will be many things that I don't understand this side of heaven, but that doesn't nor shouldn't diminish God or who he is. And maybe in his timing and will, he may reveal it to me.

Toodles,

P.S. Only 5 days until NA! Woohoo!