“Get Thee up into the High Mountain"

“Get Thee up into the High Mountain"

Isaiah 40:9 states, “O thou that tallest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tallest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!”[KJV Cambridge Ed. Margin]

       The responsibility of Zion was to not only” go tell it on the mountain” but to tell it with all their might.  We know this because this verse states, “lift up thy voice with strength”.  We as Christian musicians are responsible to not only music the message of Christ’s coming to this earth, but to also do so at a double forte.  Furthermore, we are responsible we should not be negative about the good news.  People are lost and in need of a savior.  They are hungry to have peace in their hearts and some of them will respond to the gospel message.

       Finally, we are admonished to say unto the people to whom we minister, “Behold your God”.  Although they may know that they are lost, they need us to go to the high mountain and shout the message that Christ has come to save them from their sin.  All Christian musicians who have the privilege of  musicing the gospel during this Christmas season, and in the new year that starts tomorrow, must remember that they are telling good tidings of great joy to all those who hear the message of Christ’s coming to earth to save sinful men and women.