Isnt He God? 2020 15 May The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. I am not claiming to be correct, this is just my reasoning, if anyone could help me resolve this whether for the validation or invalidation of the songs glorifying-of-God qualities. Measure each with such surety / purity & chuck the unnecessary thousands of other songs on your phone or hard drive. It appears to be an encouraging word set to music. I have listened to this song at least a dozen times, all 12 minutes of it, and I have wept every time. These comments say this song is all about Me. That it is selfish and self absorbed. Perhaps Im missing what you are trying to say, but it seems like either Ive been fascinated by this song since the first time I heard it. Lol. However, if they just heard this song without any context to it, will some think its about them and be led astray? Therefore it could not be anything else but a song about mans speciality or entitlement to Blessings i.e self adolatery & false euphoric emotional abuse,coupled with easily equally applicable to any false god worship. Love is an emotion, not an idea. I am passionate about apologetics, philosophy, logic, critical thinking, and of course, Jesus Christ! But eventually the stress led me to step away from pastoral ministry. Found myself here after the principal of our Christian school (in Australia) shared the UK version that Simon above spoke about. Christ fulfilled the law completely, not just in part. God is merciful and kind. Watch on. The modern protestant church is a child of the enlightenment. I vote to sing blessing over that. Scripture: Year: 2020 mtID: 15883 2020 Elevation Worship Records. Wow! May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children, and their children May His presence go before you And behind you, and beside you All around you, and within you He is with you, He is with you In the morning, in the evening In your coming, and your going In your weeping, and rejoicing He knit you together, knowing you before you were born, His masterpiece. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.' NLT: New Living Translation Read Full Chapter Bible App Bible App for Kids Numbers 6:24-26 Read Full Chapter Compare All Versions: Numbers 6:24-26 According to Romans 5:6-8, He died for us while we were sinners, rebellious, His enemy. Asaph pleaded with the Lord to Remember the nation You purchased long ago, the people of Your inheritance and deliver them (Psalm 74:2). Even the word, blessing, may be somewhat misunderstood. 25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. 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. Praise is all that is on my mind during this. Its important to consider Gods precedent in Jeremiah: 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace. This song is a gift to us and I thank you so much. Lets first get there, before we claim the spoils Similar in the way this song claiming every Blessing under the sun, without much in the way of pre-requisites! It has perfect corners and will always look as tight and flat as the day it was made. In the evaluation above it is said that it brings blessing to the people. I agree with you, except for the well intended part. And be gracious to. Abbie Gamboa) - Give Me Jesus, Chris Tomlin & Bethel Music - Holy Forever, Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music (Feat. Also let me say this song is a wonderful song!! God bless your ministry work for His cause! Isaiah 62:6-7 reminds us, I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. it might sound like just as a sentence Praise ( songs about or to God most of the time the word you is withheld in these songs) 2. Ask God for these blessings for yourself. It is totally fine that someone gets super irritated by repetition. Personally, my biggest issue with this song is that they turned a 2 minute song into a 12 minute song, and I feel like Im getting tired of getting blessed by the time its over..(kind of like this comment, lol). You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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). It wasnt just King David who cried out for the Lords remembrance. Maybe a blessing to sing over others, like a benediction post service, but is it really me worshiping God? 1) you are saying that repetition should not be included in the evaluation (since its subjective), to be as objective as possible Churches around the UK have come together to sing a blessing over the nation. Christians should saturate their minds with such first and foremost, BEFORE they concern themselves with another Christian band or song, another Christian band or song, another Christian band or song, another Christian band or song you get the picture I hope. Prayer Verses. I believe this song is totally word of faith movement preaching inspired & 3/10 is adequate. Good review! The favor of God can be described as "tangible evidence that a person has the approval of the Lord.". UPPERROOM (Feat. I totally agree that unbelievers in a worship service would certainly conclude that all the blessings mentioned would apply to them as wellwhich is very dangerous. Ive noticed that many songs dont receive 10/10 scores because of how I believe an unbeliever might interpret this song. Psalm 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. God will not allow any circumstance, or any person, to hold us back from His blessing, favor, and purpose for our lives. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our (Psalm Ps Psa. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Prayer For Blessing And Favor There are plenty of other spaces for such deliberation. Bible Verses about God's Favor and Blessings Isaiah 58:11-12. Matthew 5:43-46 (KJV) specifically says that God blesses the unbeliever and that we should do the same. As a musician and worship elder in my church I am tasked with testing the biblical integrity of the music we use in worship. We make things so complicated. If you do believe this particular blessing is only for priests, I ask you to consider this: We, the church (all over the world) have, according to the New Testament, been grafted in, adopted & made a holy priesthood (1Peter 2:4-10 & see previous posts from Vince for other verses regarding adoption & grafting). Wife Quotes. Something more to chew on! Im reminded of two Bible verses Proverbs 25:16 Hast thou found honey? I cant find anyone aside from me struggling with it in my spirit as much as I am. 2020 Music by Elevation Worship Publishing, Capitol CMG Paragon / Writers Roof Publishing, Worship Together Music / Kari Jobe Carnes Music May his favor be upon you. Im not sure how I found my self on this page, I simply looking for more info about the song.) Our entire being, not just corporeal but our actions, our thoughts, our choices, our very nature, is worship because we are one with Christ, because we are indwelt by the living God where our very hearts have become the most holy place where God sits. This article at Christianity.com has a good answer in my opinion (https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-does-it-mean-in-the-bible-that-god-remembered.html). For instance, in Psalm 25, David begs God to Remember, Lord, Your great mercy and love remember me (Psalm 25:6-7). Nevertheless, I do not believed they were intended for a congregation to say it, or sing it, for that matter. Elevation Worships The Blessing is an excellent song. If we take Paul too literally, beyond what he intended, wed be singing for the destruction of all those who persecute Christians. [May] the Lord bless you and keep you, Make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you May His presence go before you, And behind you, and beside you In your weeping and your rejoicing, He is with you May His favor be upon [our nation], for a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children. Slog? If we think, having heard the words once through, we get it perhaps we havent perhaps to go deeper takes time, perhaps seeking takes time and yes repetition until the truth of the scripture really captivates our spirit beyond our mind.. Refrain Five times, with each containing six amen. When we favor someone, we want to be with him or her. He doesnt suffer from memory lapses. God is for lost people, he is so for them that he sent his only son so that they might believe and have eternal life. We are still children of the age of rationalism. The songs title summarizes the entire song. May His presence go before you. But heres my biggest issue that Im struggling with: the fact that this is a worship song. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. I appreciate it! In the Old Testament examples, the text uses the Hebrew word zakar, which means to remember. But the definition goes deeper, for it also means to bring someone to mind and then act on that persons behalf. TheLordturn His I think the church (myself included) is suffering from spiritual ADD. Yes, make our efforts successful! 03/15/2021 Updated per repetition announcement. At my church we divide Christian songs into 4 categories. Is the LORD the unbelievers shepherd in their unrepentant, sinful state? But heres the punchline, although you will gain a vast amount of needed knowledge & insight, God opens up His Word to each & everyone as only He sees fit & neither one will ever fully receive or develop it to an infallible state like being & surely not to a Heavenly comparable state. This is why careful exegesis is so critical in when we interpret the Bible. Comfort to all, Maggie. I must say that I disagree with Dons assessment (and, consequently, your revision of section 3) of this song. It is necessary to make this distinction so that lost people are not given false assurance of being a Christian and having eternal hope. 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