The Sound of Melody Is a Sign of Blessing

After much prediction of judgment in Isaiah, finally come the chapters of promised blessing. In Isaiah 51:3, the Lord promises restoration and rejoicing.

“Indeed, the LORD will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places. And her wilderness He will make like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in her; Thanksgiving, and sound of a melody.”

Often in scripture, as here, we see that music-making comes as a result of God’s blessing. God is so good, after the night of weeping to bring joy in the morning. Even a desert place He can make to blossom as a rose. He gives music, the sound of a melody, as an expression of our joy in Christ.

If we know His blessing in this way, we can praise Him for it. If we are struggling, we can look to Him, confess and repent of sin if necessary, and call to Him to restore to us the song of joy.