Can we honestly sing that God is for people, when we dont know where they are in repentance with Him? Amen. Maybe this song will get the worlds attention and since when is Gods own words nauseating repetition? I am still not at ease with having our congregation sing this song, not because it is not biblical, but because the reference versus are out of context. When we ask for forgiveness, talk with God in prayer, take communion, and otherwise engage with the Lord, we are in essence calling His attention upon us. Psalm 30:5 (NIV) "For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.". Lyrics. If we agree that this song is scripturally based then isnt it a good thing, at times, to repeat it over until it sinks in. However, unbelievers will probably get the wrong idea, thinking God approves of their sinful lifestyle. I love this song and agree with most of your review of it but I dont believe it first brings glory to God when sung in a worship service. Lost parents, dead churches, humor in the place of joy. Repetitions create Emotions. But to be sung by everyone in a time where it is thought that were bringing glory to God I believe it is out of its proper context. Ive since upgraded the scoring and, as you no doubt noticed, I gave a 10 for that section on this review. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! All rights reserved. Regardless of the farmers disposition toward God, God gives sunshine and rain to all the farmers in equal portion. its their copyright, not mine. Brings me tears as well. . My score heavily relied on this point, so for that reason, I can significantly adjust it. 26 May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.' Numbers 6:24-26 The New King James Version (NKJV) 24 "The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace." ' Numbers 6:24-26 New Century Version (NCV) Judy loadsman. One may wonder if per say this review is contributing to assist leading young immature Christians away from truth & on the flip side, is it doing everything it can, to lead the lost or seeking listeners to Christ? E. face toward you. Where can I find these lyrics in Scripture in the bible? Ive come on this site for the first time thank you for helpful comments. -Friends of the world are Gods enemy (James 4:4) According to Romans 5:6-8, He died for us while we were sinners, rebellious, His enemy. And look at the people the close-ups of people weeping. It is necessary to make this distinction so that lost people are not given false assurance of being a Christian and having eternal hope. Which rather should produce no music & whos music should not be spread around; or at least Christians should be extremely careful in what way it is supported & approved! Faith Quotes. The greatest act of God's favor is that of eternal life, by grace we have been saved. I had not hear The Blessing until a week ago while attending a conference (with social distancing.) Keep up the great work shine for His glory! Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Whether or not it should be sung in church, I dont really care. (Deut 7:6-8) God chose the Israelites to be holy, set apart for Him. Should not the entire worship service be a time of bringing blessing to all the people. Again no, He doesnt. I believe it was written for this time, to cut through the noise of today. Ive noticed that many songs dont receive 10/10 scores because of how I believe an unbeliever might interpret this song. Regarding specifically the question of this song being used in corporate worship is the command to worship God through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs exclusively meant for adoration? If we are blessed, we must be a blessing to others and not just to those around us, but to the nations. And we must trust He will act on our behalf. Repetition is not a issue here. But surprise, this song actually uses biblical language and concepts which are common to the old testament covenant and the new testament gospel to remind us that God has been at work building relationships with people from the very beginning of His creation even when we choose to ignore or reject Him. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. *******Begin Quote******* Of course, He also made a way for His enemies to be forgiven. * Songs that are almost like God talking to us or how he feels about us are either in the 3rd or 4th category those ones are tricky. Amen. Psalm 1:1,2. God made both the intellectual AND the emotional within us. I like your helpful analysis, particularly your explanation of how The Blessing links to scripture. For the person who sees Christ in you and comes to know the Lord today, that may be the very blessing of God that breaks the cycle of sin and destruction in their life, passing the blessing forward into their children, and childrens children, and beyond. [ sarcasm]. One final remark, in these days when the drum beat that is repeated through the media is fear inducing, perhaps we will need words of hope a thousand times to drown them out. I like the repetition because its like when we say Thank you Jesus or Worthy are you Lord over and over to praise God. 05/11/2020 Added Psalm 103:17-18 as a reference for Bridge 1, thanks to Linda Carroll! Im not sure how I even feel about that as it is taken out of context, but thats something Im working through right now. It would be like my son claiming a promise that my father gave to me when I was his age, that is not how specific promises work. I agree in a meeting, where this fits is important, as you suggested at the end is a good place. LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular, Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular, Preposition | second person masculine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular, To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore, The law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation, OT Law: Numbers 6:25 Yahweh make his face to shine (Nu Num. Surely then they wil more willingly turn from their evil way! And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water . Repetition is not new in the praise of God. Ive been asked by several folks from our church, When are we singing The Blessing?, and I have told them that I was thinking about it. He is with us wherever we go (Joshua 1:9). Can you explain how an overall 9.5/10 rating is condemning a song entirely derived from Gods own book? a really long timeGods faithfulness is part of his unchanging character). I do have a question about the lyrics that I wonder if you can help me understand- and am curious and not intending to criticize the song. But true worship comes from people who are deeply emotional and who love deep and sound doctrine. His Blessings are not a blanket promise, but a promise of Blessings towards His children.In essence some of these places / singers became so good in deceiving, that they can be Theologically very sound. Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. Thank you. His favor upon our lives! After much prayer and consideration, I updated my review borrowing from Brennans wisdom. G#m. And your family and your children. Also, check out my other Elevation Worship reviews. It is from the prophets own imaginations and not from Jehovah that their pleasing promises of immunity from evil come. Secondly, the Bereans were noted for testing the Gospel against the scriptures (which at the time consisted only the Old Testament). When this Psalm is read in its context (and exclusively in its context) one could legitimately say, 1) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life unaccompanied by anything else suggests that God is pleased with unrepentant sinners as they are, who neither know, love, nor follow him (I substituted the Words from verse 6 in the place of He is for you in the original quote). May his favor be upon you. Under How much of the lyrics line up with Scripture Agreed all of them in vague sense & I feel it does not deserve a mark at most higher than 5/10 for lyrics solely focussed on what man can gain from A Lord, with excluding the measure within the Christian texts you supplied indicating mans responsibility of i.e those that love Me & keep My commandments / fear Him / keep His covenant / remember His precepts etc to receive such Blessing. It does not glorify God in his holiness. The epistle of 1 Peter is addressed to "pilgrims" ( 1 Peter 1:1 )Christians who had been called out of the world to be set apart as God's special . I dont mind the repetition of this song. This takes you further away & not nearer to God! If we are to sing holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come for all eternity- doesnt that say something about the standard to which a worship song should be held to? So, the question becomes, if God doesnt forget, why can we and do we ask Him to remember? It brings glory to God by invoking a Biblically accurate blessing to those who hear it. I was brought to tears when I watched the video of people from all around the world singing it. God blessed numerous people who were not believers. They also received many high scoring reviews, some of which are 10/10. God isnt really concerned if our theology is correct. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake. So, how does God love His enemies? Im ok with this song, as long as we recognize that it is NOT a worship song. 1-3 business days! How a Christian applies his mind is of crucial importance! Bryan, Don, Randall . His LOVEJesus is love. Christian music is as much a business as anything else. [ Speaking as a general rule ]. Nevertheless, I do not believed they were intended for a congregation to say it, or sing it, for that matter. As for repetition, Messiah, by Handel, is one of the most repetitious songs in history. I often am forced to watch the same commercial 4x in a row on internet TV This is my first time on here. I have watched several versions and my favorite is the one from New Zealand/Aotearoa, which really fills me with God spirit and with a great homesickness for New Zealand, which is one of three countries that I call home. I fill the love (aroha) and the caring (manaakitanga) of all those singing the Blessing. Im not a fan of Elevations theology- in fact I think some of it is not biblical. CCLI #: 7147007. And their children, and their children, May His presence go before you That you would open the right doors for our lives and for our loved ones, that you would close the wrong doors and protect us from those we need to walk away from. Thank you for your comment and compliments. I dont mind the words being repeated over and over again. Elevation Worships The Blessing is an excellent song. Its our individuality and willingness to be ourselves, as God made us, that creates the mosaic of the corporate church. -God reserves wrath for His enemies (Nahum 1:2). Indeed, in every instance of God remembering, we see in the Old Testament that it always includes an action. Beautiful. A comment about the ad nauseum repetition, Blessed is the one who meditates on the instruction of the Lord cf. Perhaps Im missing what you are trying to say, but it seems like either God will not allow any circumstance, or any person, to hold us back from His blessing, favor, and purpose for our lives. Just my thought. Yeah I hear you Jeff. Prayers Points To Conceive This Year. I equally feel its mostly about man & very little about God, other than being God is good assurance & a Deity succumbing to our desires & needs.Obviously we all will agree God is good, but God is vengeful & jealous as well. With such vague universal lyrics, have a Hindu or Muslim sing it & it equally can be about their false gods which also can be referred to as lords or gods & even satan can be the lord of someone & indeed directly or indirectly actually is with many of these false movements.0/10. [20] The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. Even the word, blessing, may be somewhat misunderstood. Vers 19 20 indicate Gods wrath to those false pastors misleading His people. If they did, they would be blessed to the thousandth generation (Deut. Out of context is intentional. How do worship leaders and pastors intend to use these lyrics? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our (Psalm Ps Psa. I love the whole thing lyrics, repeating, music, the way I feel when Im singing, saying amen over and over and then repeating everything all over. It works well for children too. Almost all translations of the Bible (if not all translations) are copyrighted. This also includes poor and unhealthy behaviors and patterns of thinking. . While I cannot relate to your loss, may you be encouraged to consider that the Spirit of God working within you will bring, and likely has brought, Gods blessing and truth into the lives of those you have come in contact. The Lord blessyou Remember me, my God, for good, in return for all that I have done for this people. How can He bless? Zakar, then, is as much direct action as it is a mental exercise. SO THEY DO & 15 years down the line they have learned how to jump up and down in false idolatry worship & writhe uncontrollable on the floor under the kundalini spirit, with a watered down version of Gods Word devoid of any saving power, heading straight to hell ON YOUR SAY SO ! Other than that one point, I thought your review was spot on. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. It seems it only appears in the New Testament at all on the lips of Jesus, in shorthand as he blesses his disciples or says Peace to you (e.g. Hello! Now you Christian roaring down the road, full blast blaring the song the Blessing because hey, everybody should hear the gospel & here you are doing God a favour, stopping next to little miss drew & charley; Hey mister thats a cool song, who is it & with chest swelling with job well done pride, you puffed up declare Kari Jobe from Elevation worship check them out ! But, youve made a case for why that shouldnt exist when we evaluate songs. However, if they just heard this song without any context to it, will some think its about them and be led astray? The writer of the article should tread lightly when condemning a song entirely derived fro Gods own book. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such is good for building up, as fits the occasion,that it may give grace to those who hear. Emotion is always suspect. Third, it says in several places in Scripture that God is against unbelievers: -Those who are not with Christ are against Him (Matthew 12:30 and Luke 11:23). 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