September 3
Music under pressure
“Thy hand presseth me sore” (Psa. 38:2).
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time” (1Peter 5:6).
God knows what keys in the human soul to touch, in order to draw out its sweetest and most perfect harmonies. They may be the minor strains of sadness and sorrow; they may be the loftiest notes of joy and gladness. God knows where the melodies of our nature are, and what discipline will call them forth. Some with plaintive song, must walk in the lowly vales of life’s weary way; others, in loftier hymns, shall sing of nothing but joy, as they tread the mountain tops of life. But they all unite without a discord or jar, as the ascending anthem of loving and believing hearts finds its way into the chorus of the redeemed in Heaven.