Jesus is our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Psalm 67:1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. Im not saying we shouldnt be sensitive to unbelievers in the context of 1 Thessalonians 5:22, Im just suggesting that 1 Thessalonians 5:22 doesnt apply in this case because all scripture is the holy word of God and cannot be withheld or moderated to avoid misunderstanding in outsiders. Like God's grace.His favor is also unmerited. How Does God Remembered Apply Today? So at the outset I will say no motives (good or bad) are assumed here. We have strong mindsets often & this song breaks through IF you dont get bored & instead, let it wash over you till the truth of Gods Word & character breaks through. If we take Paul too literally, beyond what he intended, wed be singing for the destruction of all those who persecute Christians. There are a number of ways, but in Matthew 5:45 Jesus gives two practical examples. I enjoy this song but as a worship leader I have a responsibility to use songs in church services that give praise and worship to God. Lyrical examination seemed like a good fit to use my talents, especially since there are very few websites dedicated to it. And I dont see it as a congregation song something that a group of people can sing to. I agree that its not a worship song. Be blessed Vince and thank you for letting reply. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace. This. I think I understand where youre coming from. Shan YES. And Jesus also told His disciples that after He has left, He would send the Holy Spirit to live within them to teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you (John 14:26). 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. At one point they say as we receive we agree. I didnt see that line analyzed. So my understanding is that Num 6 is a pronouncement of the LORDs blessing on his people Israel, usually said by the temple priests after the daily sacrifices. school, Sunday | 22 views, 2 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Tucker Presbyterian Church: Sunday School Hour February 5, 2023 Hence I feel you might have been far too generous with your score under the What message does the song communicate criteria. Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. But if you keep this song in context, it isnt for the church it was for Aaron and the priests (Numbers 6) as a blessing for Israel. The problem, then, lies with not with the lyrics. But when it comes to gospel or worship or biblical. This is my first time on here. God's blessings will chase after you. 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. Examining artist theology is important to discuss and there are websites that talk about the terrible theology that comes out of churches such as Bethel, Hillsong, and Jesus Culture; However, it exists outside the purpose of this website. [19] Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. If God is so for them, should we be against them in anyway? So does the blessing pronounced over Moses-era Israel even have any application to us at all? The near endless repetition of it all almost ruins it as far as the musical aspect. May His favor be upon you and a thousand generations. And your family and your children. And yet have absolutely no saving grace accompanying it, but rather a well veiled self adolatery one sided mine,mine,mine entitlement approach.This equally plays towards the next criteria method. Thank you for your comments! ReadAbout the Berean TestandEvaluation Criteria prior to reading this review. Having already gained some discernment, you can more easily divide right from false teaching[ And yet sometimes still get it wrong]. This is a question that transcends this song. a high score does not necessarily endorse the theology of said artist. The exact complaint that Don has presented against The Blessing (and you accepted) can be made against this Psalm. In our coming and going He is with us.and our children, and their children, and their childrens children.. Our humanness is so fickle and petty. This is a common blessing given at the end of church services. Repeating the refrains, the verses is for emphasis, to reinforce the message. When God grants you favor, He shows you His immense kindness beyond what you deserve, hope, or imagine. As a musician and worship elder in my church I am tasked with testing the biblical integrity of the music we use in worship. 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. As for being gracious to us We all need this indeed! God never forgets His promises or His people He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, and the creator of the universe. It has perfect corners and will always look as tight and flat as the day it was made. This is too evident in much of todays worship music. Since the loss of my children it has been singing in worship The Blessing. I broke down, surrounded by people, who helped me finally grieve. Those last few verses referred to God being jealous. Thank you for speaking out the truth in love, it takes great courage and its what this world really needs even though it may not be what it wants. I believe this song is totally word of faith movement preaching inspired & 3/10 is adequate. That says it all. I responded to a previous comment but a lot of people missed it so I will say it again. Like others I actually like the repetition and find the song very moving rather than boring. Second, in my review, I worded However, they will also be lead astray, thinking that God is with, within, and for them without repentance or faith. poorly. As the Church, we of course desire the Lord to bless us and for His Face to shine upon us. If scripture teaches anything good in the NT, it is that others (in worships case God) are the focus and not self. Singing a blessing corporately to one another and over one another is not only perfectly acceptable but is in fact part of our instruction. Maybe this song will get the worlds attention and since when is Gods own words nauseating repetition? Deuteronomy 1:11 Verse Concepts . It gives you a sense of my thought process and how I score songs. Worships direction is upward toward God and God alone. 7, read it all, in context). Job 10:12 We are so very blessed to receive the favor of the Most High God, but that means we are also tasked with responsibilities just as far-reaching. Good to see your review and thank you for those biblical references. pon you. Read Chapter All Versions. Im surprised the moderator has given no mention/ interaction offered humbly by the UK ministry leader Dave Brennan. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. In that agrarian society, good weather was all-important. Do they comfort them? get to know the Bible better! We arent saying Lord, thank you for your abounding blessings that you freely give us, in an attempt to thank Him. Key Bible Verses: Isaiah 41:10, NIV So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. Its not my intent to keep unbelievers from learning more. Have we forgotten that all our righteousness is but filthy rags before a holy God? Thank you for your thoughts! Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our (Psalm Ps Psa. Thank you for your comment and compliments. Key Verse ~ God's blessings will chase you down! Thank you for your comments! I have no children, no grandchildren. Just explaining my context. I would add one thing: Under the new covenant, we, the church, are a holy priesthood (1 Peter 2:4-10). That is part of their job. Thank you for your comment! Thank You God for Your Son!! I cant find anyone aside from me struggling with it in my spirit as much as I am. God makes no distinction between the evil and the righteous in this instanceHe gives good gifts to both of them. Be careful not to desire their idols/gods, as that will corrupt the Israelite people, and turn them from the Lord. 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.". There is a tendency for Christian to look at people outside the Church, with an attitude tainted with contempt. Psalm 136 His love endures forever, repeats at the end of each verse, twenty-six verses, twenty-six times. Vince I think your response is very well said. Elevation Worships The Blessing was recently requested several times in the same week, in part because it addresses the current COVID-19 crisis. We cannot know anyones heart but our own. Does He restore their soul? NO,EAT HEALTHY! Ive noticed that many songs dont receive 10/10 scores because of how I believe an unbeliever might interpret this song. Psalm 5:12 (NIV) "Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.". Recent comments concerning The Blessings seem to miss something. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. To resolve conflicts biblically, people must air complaints to the proper authorities. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I especially loved Roberts heart in grieving about greed. In the morning, in the evening. Psalms Quotes. We read too much of our 21st century western ideas into it, and make it mean something different than the original word. 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. I guess Holy Holy Holy could be cited as repetitious too? 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 reminder of His love, and that cant be said enough. Thanks again for you reply and you are right this issue/subject transcends this songs, our Bible is not copyrighted however the translations are and the very songs we sing together on Sunday morning are copyrighted as well- Im also well aware you already know this from reading your reply. I think its great and definitely a nice song. Handmade & Shipped in an est. Ive always found this song to be very man-centered even as it uses a blessing from scripture. . How do worship leaders and pastors intend to use these lyrics? 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. Maybe a blessing to sing over others, like a benediction post service, but is it really me worshiping God? Lol. Remember me, O my God, for good. Face toward you I think only believers receive the type of blessings they are proclaiming and would sing amen. So I assume theyre addressing believers, but it could be unclear. The instrumentation is as much a part of what is copyrighted as the lyrics, so even if the words themselves are in the public domain, the way they are arranged and the instrumentation is original to that artist. It was for Israel to keep their end of the Mosaic Covenant. Virtually all artists copyright their music, including Christian artists who borrow from the Bible for their music. 25 May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. And, it is only by His grace we are able to to live for the Lord in this dark world. When I listen to testimony of elevation worship all I ever hear, is how wonderful it makes ME feel. Hi, I am new to your sight, and I first would like to say thank you for doing this work. This is a beautiful song (thoughts and opinions of Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Elevation aside), but IMO, this song does not belong in church. much love and blessing on you! I pray that God in the later days will give people discernment to know the difference between what is right and almost right! Michael Negru & Matt Hickok I feel more closely associated with your overall thoughts hereto, not that others have not raised some good points as well.Michael 100% correct about these songs playing to the emotional side of people in wanting to work themselves up into a frenzy with the repeating lyrics and musical crescendo, tones, drums & lightshow galore.This is for the most part false worship & false spiritual feelings. That includes derivative work, including Elevation Worships The Blessing. The song also encourages listeners to speak blessings over others, just as the priestly blessing in the Bible does. Thank you Lord for the musicians and the gifts you give them to speak to us through music. We usually favor people who also favor us. Now as far as whole Doctrine is concerned, Matt is also hitting it on the nail saying this song is not a Worship song, but could in fact be idolatry. Thus the repetition of the blessings as well as the amens. We connect with her in a way we don't connect with everyone. Keep up the great work shine for His glory! Sometimes Gods face on us may involve revealing sin, or stripping away human traits or taking away our comforts or idols so we see Him more. Learning is great, but manipulating minds is something we want to avoid in churches. And yes, there are many songs that just repeat the same human-centered ideas over and over, especially from certain seeker friendly churches. Im not sure how any of us can get away with quoting from copyrighted Bible translations. As a believer, if you read the Bible every day, you never know when you'll find a verse that makes you take notice. Enough to send His Son to us & to send His Spirit to live in us! People think that these songs are so supportive when they go through a depression or tough time Nothing like the word of God and prayer without any sounds in that period of time and if you really want a song during that time just go to a hymnal book and pick a song that speaks to your mind not emotions. I like your helpful analysis, particularly your explanation of how The Blessing links to scripture. As for my personal comment, when talking about The Blessing My two cents are we may not know what the blessings from God look like when we ask Him to intercede on behalf of others, so dont fear in praying this over people believers or even pre-believers!! Talk about sentimentality. 04/20/2021 After prayerfully considering Dons comments, I decided to update section 3 based on his direction. 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! A comment about the ad nauseum repetition, Blessed is the one who meditates on the instruction of the Lord cf. Regardless of the farmers disposition toward God, God gives sunshine and rain to all the farmers in equal portion. Love is an emotion, not an idea. And, as I sang along with all the repetition, I praised my God for his goodness, grace, and faithfulness and prayed this blessing in faith for my son and his soon to be bride and their future family, and their children and their children and their children unto a thousand generations. Ive since upgraded the scoring and, as you no doubt noticed, I gave a 10 for that section on this review. DO NOT GO ROUND N ROUND CHASING EVERY RABBIT & MAYBE END UP CATCHING THE WORTHLESS ONEs. I am passionate about apologetics, philosophy, logic, critical thinking, and of course, Jesus Christ! 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He doesnt suffer from memory lapses. I suppose Elevation Worship could ask for donations rather than selling their music. Most often not due to reverentially to God, but rather by way of applying the words to your own lifes circumstances, which cause your fake spiritual euphoric moment. 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) Christian artists and married couple Cody Carnes and Kari Jobe also helped pen this recent release. Please someone plead your case!!! If we are going to accept the Bible we have to assume that all of the bible is relevant. So, Im not sure how far your argument goes. BEFORE READING & SORRY FOR MY THESIS . Jews are not THE chosen people; they are A chosen people, the first of several monotheistic religions. Several songs have used his words. But you & I both know that people from that audience, a large majority though; is not living right & this forms part of the emergent stuff He has done tremendous work in exposing false worship & this video as well as many more on his youtube channel, is well worth some of everybodys time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ji5mwWVHMk People will also do well to look up the kundalini spirit & repetitive style there-off. The current generation is emotionally starved in history. The Lord bless you! We are never beyond his rescue. Stephen, I couldnt agree more! Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. I am glad that you like repetition! Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes by Andr van Belkum. For past couple of days i couldnt get out of this song. A parent can have many children but only one is the firstborn. For less than $5/mo. Matthew 5:43-46 (KJV) specifically says that God blesses the unbeliever and that we should do the same. We don't have to worry. The chastisement might be painful but only "for a moment" but God's "favor is for a lifetime" and into eternal life. It is a series of blessings offered to those who listen, containing several elements: Side Note: This song relies heavily on repetition: All the blessings contained in this song are either directly quoted from Scripture or inspired by it. Jeremiah 23:16 22 Thank you also for what you wrote in the comments about the church being new Israel, with all the scripture references. That makes sense! Found myself here after the principal of our Christian school (in Australia) shared the UK version that Simon above spoke about. Thank you Vince. And their children, and their children, May His presence go before you And your family and your children A commentator I recently read noted that discernment comes from a word meaning the space between. The song is simple..anyone can sing it and give glory to God as they do. I really struggle with this song, which is why Im here. It was specifically meant for his church, I believe. Id love to hear what Scripture backs this up as a worship song (not the lyrics being from the Bible, but this actually being a worship song). Scriptures On God's Favor And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. So, there I was, staring at my wallet and thinking about how hungry I was. Psalms 30:5 - For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. That we would understand God is for us no matter the time of day, location, or personal scenario. This raised this songs score from 9.5/10 to 10/10. Its good in your work and training to help you build muscle memory, but vain repetition of words is definitely bad. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." Well said ..repetition has a place in laying emphasis on truth and yes drowning out other negative information overloads. There must be spirit and there must be truth. Prayer For God's Favor Dear Jesus Christ, As I come to you in prayer, I ask that you might look upon me with favor. However, the New Testament Church is new Israel, prophecied in Jeremiah 31 and fulfilled throughout the book of Acts. 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