Genesis 4:21 “And his brother's name was
Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.” This verse
has the distinction of being the first reference to music in the Holy
writ. Among those names most anciently
mentioned in Scripture, Jubal is listed.
Not only is this musician’s name specified in the bible, but he is
called by “ab” (01) which is the primitive Hebrew and Chaldean word for father,
chief and principal person.
Musician’s soar to the seventh
heaven during their musicing unto God and plunge to the abyss of despair after
church is over. While reflecting on the
service they only remember that the two main bass singers and the soprano
soloist did not show up for morning service.
Furthermore, the tenors sang flat and hardly any one said “thank you
“after church was over.
Christian musicians, who are
among the most visible of all God’s ministering servants, strangely suffer from
loneliness and often feel forgotten by both God and man. There are a host of reasons for these
feelings of self-pity, none of which deserve to be discussed in this short
devotional. To state it simply it goes
with the Job! If you are a musician you
will have highs and lows and these will happen much too often.
One way of looking at it is that poor
Jubal only got one tiny verse in all of the Old Testament. However, you could look at it that his name
and what he did was inscribed in the Book of Genesis. Man would forget him, but God will not let us
forget His musician. Not only do we
remember Jubal as a musician, but as the “father” of musicians. If you are a musician and you are reading
this devotional, I do not need to draw you a picture. You know what I mean. God has not forgotten you. Buck up.
God loves you and He remembers all your service to Him.
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