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Get Hooked in Song

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Silent Night, The Little Drummer Boy, Hark, the Herald Angels Sing! What is your favorite Christmas song? Perhaps you lean toward a more contemporary version such as Where is Christmas or maybe the child in you comes alive when you hear the Peanuts theme song (Linus and Lucy) or Frosty the Snowman. Whatever style comes alive in you, song and music play an important part in Getting Hooked.

Throughout the Bible, music is used to celebrate, bring comfort to our souls, and glorify God. In 1 Samuel 16:23 David played the lyre for Saul when he was troubled and it would calm Saul’s soul. The angels sang in Luke 2:10-1. While the angels may not have been actually singing as some believe, I do believe they were praising God the night Christ was born. Their praises may not have been a song of organized notes but perhaps that like a Gregorian chant but more majestic and full of a harmonious sound. Then there’s Mary’s Song in Luke 1:46-56, can be described as a poem, a hymn of praise, a song to God glorifying God for the wonderful thing He was doing through her for the salvation of the world.

Putting words to music is one way to help us remember. Think of ad jingles. Once those are in your head you can’t shake them. Many contemporary Christian artists have written songs that have been inspired by scripture. How Great is Our God by Chris Tomlin was inspired by 2 Chronicles 2:5 and Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty can be seen in Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8.

Even God sings over us in Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;  in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Wow! God sings over us! The God of this universe sings over us! We sing to Him and He sings over us!

Now if you are musically inclined and very creative, putting a scripture verse to music can help you memorize. And if you don’t have a musical bone in your body, who says the composition has to be perfect as long as you can remember it. What song has God put in your ear or on your heart today? A Christmas song? A song of praise or a song of worship? Practicing praising God in song whether you sing it or just listen to it will Get you Hooked.

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The Kedge Anchor - Anchored in Hope “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul…” Hebrews 6:19 The Kedge Anchor - About Welcome to the Kedge Anchor. This blog started from a time in my life where I no longer liked changes. Changes, like the waves in the ocean can turn us upside down sometimes and the currents of this life can take us to places we really didn’t intend to go. But changes are a part of life and the older I get the less I like them. Maybe you can relate. Sometimes storms form over the ocean and totally churn up our lives like the ocean floor. And when all is finally over, we feel depleted, drained, exhausted. Turning to God’s word first is always a good place to start and gain footing again. And sometimes God leads us to other sources for encouragement, family, friends, church family, and oddly enough, for me, back to the still calm waters (of the ocean). Kedging is a nautical term “to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion “ https://www.thefreedictionary.com/kedging Kedging is done in calm waters when one needs the boat to move forward or in the case when one is going against the wind. The sailor casts the kedge anchor out in the waters and pulls the boat towards the anchor. In a season of wait, when we feel like we are at a stand still and perhaps we aren’t hearing God’s voice or when we are in the middle of the storm, we can draw to Him. (James 4:8) We can cast our anchor (of hope) out and take a step in faith toward God, read the Bible, recall a favorite verse, and cling to HIs words. He is our anchor for our soul (Heb. 6:19). When the storms and currents of life are changing our course and we find ourselves going against the wind, we can remain steadfast in His Word and love. Be encouraged. You are not alone. “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you…” James 4:8

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