He brought about a new covenant marked by the widespread indwelling of the Holy Spirit. When God grants you favor, He shows you His immense kindness beyond what you deserve, hope, or imagine. Hi Varya, The Blessing is a song that compiles Gods promises in the bible, we repeat it back to Him in a form of prayer to remind Him of His promises for us. It was originally a blessing God instructed Moses to tell Aaron to give to the people of Israel in Numbers 6:24-26. I think the repetition is worth it the first time you introduce it to a congregation that will help them learn it.. but after that I would try to pare it down from an 8 minute song to a 5 minute song. As we all know Songs are one of the easiest way to memorize something, it helps me a lot in memorizing the word of god. Contextually, it ends the Chorus, stating that Elevation Worship receives and agrees with the blessing. 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. 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. Thank you Vince for finding all the related verses; that is a huge help. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 2) there is no hint in this PSALM that people need to turn to this God and change their ways (I substituted the word PSALM for SONG in the original quote. It makes me draw closer to God anytime I listen to it. who hath marked his word, and heard it? Can we honestly sing that God is for people, when we dont know where they are in repentance with Him? Having already gained some discernment, you can more easily divide right from false teaching[ And yet sometimes still get it wrong]. Bless you for your statement! I First check it whether it is completely biblical or not. Its not just about prosperity. And in Luke 23:39-43, one of the criminals crucified with Christ Jesus begged Jesus to remember him in heaven. It is from the prophets own imaginations and not from Jehovah that their pleasing promises of immunity from evil come. Strong affections for God rooted in truth are the bone and marrow of biblical worship. Several songs have used his words. The first time I heard this song it was evident that it was almost scripture verbatim, which I very much appreciated and enjoyed the way it was presented through the music and melody. After reading this review and your evaluation criteria, I would like to suggest that your score for how an outsider would interpret this song might be too heavily weighted in comparison to the other more important criteria. [18] For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? Non water-proof fabric. The near endless repetition of it all almost ruins it as far as the musical aspect. This is the original no fail way to worship God ! God put me in the right place to hear it. Additionally, I find that repetition is the key to effectual learning. This song is beautiful, I cant lie. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning." The psalmist appears to be writing about the loving discipline of God. The repetition in this song conveys my sense of urgency to have God truly bless my children not with possessions, wealth, or fame but Himself. I grew up in and then served churches with three hymns (reduced to only two so a childrent sermon could be fit in the requisite 60 minutes) and a sermon with three points and a poem. Proverbs 3:1-4 - My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: (Read More.) However I accept that it is their way of getting my attention.. And be gracious to. Copyrights being stolen by Copyrights all in the name of money- just like Jesus planed !!! It is totally fine that someone gets super irritated by repetition. That says it all. Love is an emotion, not an idea. This song belongs to Elevation Worship. Worships direction is upward toward God and God alone. All rights reserved. Love this song! Even in some of our older hymns they had some poetic privilege. This one isnt my fav. Treasury of Scripture The LORD make his face shine on you, and be gracious to you: the Lord Psalm 21:6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. Believing is at the heart of receiving the promises of God. I appreciate your support! Is Remember Just in the Mind? and those who see it as a blessing, reinforcement, and helpful. He sought forgiveness and received it. Again, So sorry for your lost but we have the hope of re-uniting with our loved ones that have gone before! IF (big if) the song is being sung AS worship THEN it is actually idolatry, because it is worship of the congregation, the blessing, your children, and their children and their children. For past couple of days i couldnt get out of this song. Psalm 4:8. Shan YES. Psalm 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! 02/15/2022 After prayerfully considering Steve Barhydts comments, I decided that my rating for section 3 was too harsh. holy, holy, holy is highly acceptable, not to mention Biblical! Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 3:34; Proverbs 29:23; Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5.). May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children and their children May His favor be upon you . And their children, and their children, May His presence go before you Doing this, Bible verses & those selected truly meaningful worship song lyrics learned by heart, will come more & more effectively to mind in times of trial, temptation or affliction. The Lord bless you! I think my only real issue is that it comes from a church with questionable doctrinal issues that I dont want to get into because I wish to stay on topic. And your family and your children. I believe this song is totally word of faith movement preaching inspired & 3/10 is adequate. and its blessing to people why? Asaph pleaded with the Lord to Remember the nation You purchased long ago, the people of Your inheritance and deliver them (Psalm 74:2). We may never know or see, on this side of Heaven, the specific impact of our life on Kingdom, but if you do ever get a glimpse, it will catalyze your faith like nothing else; I had that happen once back in my college day, in which my interaction with someone, which at the time for for purely personal reasons, was used by God to further His Kingdom I came to find out that this person saw the love and grace of Christ in me, despite me, and gave their life to Him. I admit that my constant criticism over repetition is subjective (although any opinion will be subjective) and it affects the scoring. It certainly wouldnt hurt to sing blessings mid-service! but its another to sing a blessing over. Brings me tears as well. Do they comfort them? 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. But I think it fair to say you all need to call this what it is ministering to self. 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. Help me to see the way forward and light my path before me with your favor. Worship ( talking to God the word you is commonly used) 3. Its biblical in context but I have a hard time with it being a worship song. Gods steadfast love extends to those who love him, and keep his commandments, but he will repay those who hate him by destroying them. I havent come to a conclusion with these thoughts. But inside, you know how much it strengthens the soul What would happen to their livelihood if people stole their work and sold it as their own? Having said that, I also dont believe that its intended to be man-centered, that somehow the blessing will guarantee its outcome, or that it worships idols. I dont think the timing was an accident. I usually think repetition is a bit much as well, but in this case, I think the repetition was to build it up and make it more powerful. Blessings are given as God sees fit, through grace so no person can boast. Why didnt I think of that? I agree with you as well Renee, and sadly its nothing surprising being the fact that this song was written by people who are heavily connected with churches that are not biblically sound and teach heresy (just listen to the messages from Elevation church and Gateway -very evidently self-centered and all about what profits them). Its an amazing song because its based on everything the Fathers covenant promisesbut at the same time it is just as important to emphasize the part we are to play in that covenant. 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 past week was the first anniversary of the death of our daughter, a worship leader in her own right. Nevertheless, I do not believed they were intended for a congregation to say it, or sing it, for that matter. Both artists are incredibly talented. " This Scripture emphasizes the importance of valuing and managing . I would add one thing: Under the new covenant, we, the church, are a holy priesthood (1 Peter 2:4-10). I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Even Christian artists are entertainers. I havent seen much else. I simply love this song. This song being mostly scripture, repetition is good. I imagine a lot of that came from being aligned with the Lord in his desire to bless his people. Raised in the faith, King David knew God brought mighty action when He remembered someone or something. When I listen to testimony of elevation worship all I ever hear, is how wonderful it makes ME feel. Happy birthday to you! If scripture teaches anything good in the NT, it is that others (in worships case God) are the focus and not self. 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. Deuteronomy 28:2, ESV And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God.Read More: Bible Verses about Obedience and Disobedience Matthew 6:33, NLT Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously . He is absolutely against our sins based on all the scriptures that you referenced. And look at the people the close-ups of people weeping. So, how does God love His enemies? This song is really beautiful despite the lyrical repetition because it is scripture, AND it is scripture written to Gds people: Israel. Stephen, I agree with you whole heartedly. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be on us: and establish you the work of our hands on us; yes, the work of our hands establish you it. As for Maybe this song will get the worlds attention and since when is Gods own words nauseating repetition?, its not Gods Word that is nauseating repetition. I first heard it when I needed to hear that message repeated many times. My advice is to take the meat and throw away the bones. And we can trust Him. 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. 09/14/2021 Per Artist Theology announcement, I expanded the red text to encourage others to study Darlene Zschechs theology via Hillsong. We are never beyond his rescue. (Deut 7:12-16) If the Israelites follow Gods commands, he will bless them and multiply them. He is for you unaccompanied by anything else suggests that God is pleased with unrepentant sinners as they are, who neither know, love, nor follow him there is no hint in this song that people need to turn to this God and change their ways, in order to experience his full blessing. Mantras and meditations become means of healing and recovery what is better to hear on repeat, that you are a worthless, hopeless piece of garbage, or that in all things God is for you, with you, and within you? God remembered Rachel, then opened her womb. Enough to send His Son to us & to send His Spirit to live in us! More warnings about being sure to completely destroy the nations in the land which God has devoted to complete destruction. (Deut 7:1-5) God is going to bring the Israelites into the promised land. In terms of corporate worship, I see your point. Deuteronomy 7:9. Like God's grace.His favor is also unmerited. Everything has to be explained, emotions are suspect, bad theology isBad. But honestly, I know few who have good theology. I know that I said I wouldnt post any more but I wanted to say I love you keep fighting keep holding on Vince and sorry for the bad grammar and spelling- God loves you so much! *******Begin Quote******* May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. God is the one to enjoy our praise for it is unto Him, not, we get it wrong often that we need to enjoy a song but in truth, we are to put God first. Cody Carnes & Kari Jobe) didnt write their song from a open source Greek and Hebrew manuscripts that they translated them selfs. And we must trust He will act on our behalf. Ministry ( these songs are focused on building us up songs that use the pronoun I usually fall here and songs that dont fall into the other three categories). You are correct about the original context. Such a powerful description of what Gods blessing can be. Regardless of the farmers disposition toward God, God gives sunshine and rain to all the farmers in equal portion. However, the New Testament Church is new Israel, prophecied in Jeremiah 31 and fulfilled throughout the book of Acts. Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,Be fruitful, and multiply, KJ21. It gives you a sense of my thought process and how I score songs. You can just see the excitement in her as she sings. It feels like Im singing a blessing over myself. 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. A sacrifice is a sacrifice it is the opposite of self blessing so Im opposed. Thats the beautiful thing about God, He speaks to each of us in a personal way, one that we can hear. 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). The last part was very hard. How a Christian applies his mind is of crucial importance! But I can almost assure you that Feat. For believers who are under a new, better covenant brought about by a greater, better Prophet, fulfilled by a final, best Lamb, why sing about blessings that God promised to a people under a different covenant as though they apply to us? Track: The Blessing (Live) (listen to the song), Artist: Elevation Worship (Feat. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. 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