To reiterate, I believe that its a song that could be used in place of the usual blessing that ends a service. Such a powerful description of what Gods blessing can be. UPPERROOM (Feat. If scripture teaches anything good in the NT, it is that others (in worships case God) are the focus and not self. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish, Agreeableness, delight, suitableness, splendor, grace, Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural, gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular, Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular, Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct, An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property, Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular. And look at the people the close-ups of people weeping. Arent worship songs for glorifying Jesus and what Hes done for us? I agree with this. Repetition is not new in the praise of God. Surely then they wil more willingly turn from their evil way! Dont be shy or have a cow! This song is available in all these mediums, free of charge (though there might be the occasional ad). . But that has become the norm from a heretical Steven Furtick and Elevation Worship, with sweet pretty face Kari Jobe selling the poison with a smile. 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). 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 is for you Ive since upgraded the scoring and, as you no doubt noticed, I gave a 10 for that section on this review. There must be spirit and there must be truth. 04/20/2021 After prayerfully considering Dons comments, I decided to update section 3 based on his direction. In the same way, God shows favor to the ones who delight in . Vers 22 Where are all the Godly men of God, Preaching truth, sin, Heaven & Hell ? And Vince I totally understand your evaluation criteria being solely directed towards the lyrics in as far as what is Biblically sound. Welcome to The Berean Test and thank you for your comments! Just wondering I accidentally came across your site and I do think its important to examine lyrics. . LEARN THESE SONGS & PERSONALLY SING THEM TO GOD IN TIMES OF NEED & ONE TO ONE TRUE WORSHIP. Psalm 118:25 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. The words declare a blessing from our heavenly Father. I think this ends up being a descriptor of Gods character, more so than some guarantee of generation-to-generation blessing. And, years later, hearing the Hebrews cries for rescue, God remembered His covenant with their ancestors and rescued them. That being said. For me, the repetition did just that I struggle from anxiety and this song just kept making its way into my mind and I couldnt get it out. I was struggling in sin and when I heard this song it called me back to obedience to God, because it reminded me that even though my sin is abominable, He has called me (and everyone else) to repentance through grace, forgiveness and love in His own life by leading the way in action. In the modern era, the idea has crept into the church that everything we do has to be seeker oriented. Do not test God on this; be careful to do all that he has commanded (reference back to Deut 7:3-5). 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. To the Pastor that says he doesnt think his congregation should sing the blessing, this is my simple response, the best way to remember scripture is to sing it as a song. Why didnt I think of that? We delight in him. All my research points to this line added in the UK version. 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). I shared the clip with my family when I got home and then hubby and I have been discussing this a bit deeper. chapter 4 would actually support the idea of evaluating what we say/sing/do, as part of maturing in the faith, renewing our mind, putting on the new self, etc Specifically thinking Ephesians 4:11-15, and Ephesians 4:17-25. 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. Lastly What does this song glorify? We are still children of the age of rationalism. DISCERN IN-DEPTH, SELECTING THE ESSENTIAL WORTHWHILE ONES & DISCARDING THE ABUNDANT EXCESS. May His presence go before you And behind you, and . 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. For example, the book of Romans was for the Christians in Rome exclusively, thus it is not for modern day Christians and the books of Luke and Acts are for Theophilus, not for modern Christians, etc. I like your helpful analysis, particularly your explanation of how The Blessing links to scripture. This criteria is mainly based on the aforementioned criterias in rounding things off. That includes derivative work, including Elevation Worships The Blessing. Designed to influence, entrap & cause emotional addiction. Thank you. May his favor be upon you and a thousand generations. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Thanks for those who commented and shared their opinions on this. I mean those who have had deaths in their families (Ive recently lost both my children,) those who have lost jobs, those in family crisis or drug addiction. If this song were sung by the pastoral team or just the worship team as a blessing at the end of service I believe that is its proper context. God is merciful and kind. If reminding needs done, its us that need the constant reminder of Who it is we belong to. I wanted to create a screen name for a game I used to play called Maple Story (I dont recommend it) using two words that dont belong together, could bring joy to others, and would likely never trigger the frustrating this name has already been taken message in the future. Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations, ASV. They are hurting and dont need a theological band-aide. 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. To use a really bad metaphor, Its kind of like Costco or Sams club everybody understands that you have to join the club (so to speak) to get the benefits. 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. His promises never fail. If we cant get then with sound Theology, lets put them in a trance like state of euphoria Me reckon if Im a 1st year law student, it will be folly to try and compare myself to the law Professor, or already practice law! Robert C. Peurifoy, To you all As a beloved daughter of the King, as Gods image bearer, as a sister in Christ and a part of the body of Christ, I am blessed to be a blessing and I ask God to bless you and keep you, to make His face shine on you & be gracious to you. Sometimes I think in our desire to be sensitive to what God wants from us we over complicate things and neglect the truth of the Holy Spirits role to will and to work in you for his good pleasure. Concern over man-centered song worship has its place, but song worship is only a snippet of whole worship, or as Paul calls it, true and proper worship offer your bodies as a living sacrifice to God. 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. * 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. 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. And of course worship goes beyond simply enjoying the lyrics and certainly was never intended to be tolerated but entered into. 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. 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 . Ruth 3:10 Verse Concepts Then he said, "May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. Thus said, thank you & your site is indeed a Blessing, though I do think one should not totally remove other areas of concern such as the music style & directed Doctrine. I think this has been to the detriment of the world today and especially the church. My heart was overwhelmed by the words reminding me of how the Lord loves us as his children. Obedience, faithfulness, perseverance, persecution when necessary. it might sound like just as a sentence This reduced the songs overall score, from 10/10 to 8.5/10. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace. Make His face shine upon you. A sacrifice is a sacrifice it is the opposite of self blessing so Im opposed. May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children, and their children "May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. But we dont do that we naturally gravitate toward adoration in our song writing and corporate singing, without direct biblical instruction to do so. Moved me to tears and prayer. Its biblical in context but I have a hard time with it being a worship song. Thanks for the review! 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. Thus the repetition of the blessings as well as the amens. Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. But heres my biggest issue that Im struggling with: the fact that this is a worship song. FACT, many if not most of these songs are PRODUCED NOT INSPIRED [ another huge matter in itself ] and are done so as to SELL them and use them to draw in unsuspecting gullible and primarily youth to establishments fronting as a Christian ministry, but spreading a different or more earthly palatable gospel version of it. God remembered Rachel, then opened her womb. Elevation Worships The Blessing is an excellent song. 05/11/2020 Added Psalm 103:17-18 as a reference for Bridge 1, thanks to Linda Carroll! They also received many high scoring reviews, some of which are 10/10. I heard that the pastor of Elevation church (Steven Furtick) felt that God was speaking this blessing over his church and wanted his congregation to receive it, so he sat down in a room with Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes and wrote this song for his church. Bible Verses Quotes. God is extremely concerned with our Theology. I wanted to suggest adding Psalm 103:17-18 as a reference point for May his blessing be upon youchildrens children. Psalm 5:12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. Can you talk to the thought process behind those categories, how they came about, relevant biblical examples, etc? Ive gone through things that I would not wish on my worst enemy, coming out a gentler, kinder, and more generous individual. Repetition is not a issue here. and its blessing to people why? 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. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. I mentioned the where-from & here my dear Christian already chewing on a bit of meat, is where you should not mislead the ones yet drinking milk into perdition. its their copyright, not mine. How a Christian applies his mind is of crucial importance! Check out the New Zealand Version The Blessing Aoteorea. I did appreciate the quote from Spurgeon on discernment. Prayer Verses. People today need to be blessed, from the rising of the sun till the time it goes down. Its good in your work and training to help you build muscle memory, but vain repetition of words is definitely bad. I believe it is unwise to make any sweeping judgement regarding what God can or cant do through the Holy Spirit in peoples hearts through a song through any song. 1) you are saying that repetition should not be included in the evaluation (since its subjective), to be as objective as possible But then I listened to the song again, and I sang along, in a sense praying the blessing over my family (perhaps encouraged by the reminder of His favor to a thousand a generations of those who love Him). I actually have made a play list of only this song to give me 30 minutes of meditative background to my prayers. There are 5 major keys to receiving and activating God's favor in your life-. And I dont see it as a congregation song something that a group of people can sing to. Repetition is definitely talked about in the book of Revelation. Within the context of the whole Word of God we know what it means to follow God and to dwell in His house but if we stick to Psalm 23 only and alone, these concepts are not explained. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. The repeated phrases is what we need to hear for that truth to penetrate our mind & heart! I wouldve liked to go see Elevation Worship live but their tickets are not affordable for minimum wage earning folks like me lol. After 45 years of sometimes heartbreaking ministry mixed with lots of joy am coming out of a very depressed time away from ministry. We are two different sons. May the hand of God be with you. Many people are emotionally starved when they come to church. God will not allow any circumstance, or any person, to hold us back from His blessing, favor, and purpose for our lives. Worship songs have God as the intended target; this song is clearly a blessing upon the congregation, which is fine, but its not directed at God. But inside, you know how much it strengthens the soul To consider that such blessings are reserved only for believers can rub close to the idea that belief produces blessing. 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. E. face toward you. Pertaining towards your referring to This is a common blessing given at the end of church services. Keep up the great work. I wont be posting anymore But welcome your reply be blessed brother and I love you. 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. However, I do agree with your first point. And that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ! Its not just the music but sermons as well that talk about all the benefits we have who are IN Christ and many lost people hear these things and think they assume that the words apply to them as well. Learning is great, but manipulating minds is something we want to avoid in churches. On the other hand, emotion without truth produces empty frenzy and cultivates shallow people who refuse the discipline of rigorous thought. Does that mean that Scripture is problematic? Vers 19 20 indicate Gods wrath to those false pastors misleading His people. As I said, it is important, which is why my review contains a Resources link for anyone who wants to learn more about Elevations theology. . Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. I havent come to a conclusion with these thoughts. Should not the entire worship service be a time of bringing blessing to all the people. One such verse is Psalm 30:5 (ESV): "For his anger lasts but for a moment, and his favor for a lifetime. To resolve conflicts biblically, people must air complaints to the proper authorities. The song is simple..anyone can sing it and give glory to God as they do. Im trying to get my head around the way this song is being used. While its Biblically accurate it is neither a song of praise nor worship because its focus is on us and not on God. This is too evident in much of todays worship music. Deuteronomy 1:11 Verse Concepts 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). Music is just the initiation process. To receive His gift of favor upon your life you must believe it. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. Ive been fascinated by this song since the first time I heard it. 11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? And yes, there are many songs that just repeat the same human-centered ideas over and over, especially from certain seeker friendly churches. These nations are to be devoted to complete destruction, in order to prevent intermarriage, and idolatry. Another commenter to a different song mentioned that they use repetition to help others learn a new song, then slowly reduce it over time. Most of us are anyway listening too much without truly understanding & should rather read more of Gods Word, whereby we will gain more understanding & find ourselves in regular prayer. As for repetition, Messiah, by Handel, is one of the most repetitious songs in history. It makes me draw closer to God anytime I listen to it. I realized its a show and they are selling tickets to their show for $50 dollars you can be blessed by the Lord here is the link https://www.stubhub.com/elevation-worship-tickets/performer/100273774/. 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. May His presence go before you, and behind you, and beside you. He is for you, He is for you. 1-3 business days! It will ruin you & transform you at the same time, as the faithfulness of God dawns on our unbelieving dark corners. He is for you! How I hope and pray this will be true for my children. This post might not make it here but I just wanted to post it even if only the site owners will read it. I am glad that you like repetition! Its the way in which the artist chose to present it. G#m. And their children, and their children, May His presence go before you You are called to be the broadcaster of Gods Word, not merely a consumer/listener there-off & true worship is you proclaiming singing it, instead of just listening to it by sometimes it moving you with fussy feelings or emotions. On your birthday: Angels sing, Bells ring, Blessings spring, 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 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 . That is the government we live in. Robert, I am very sorry for your loss. 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. Chewing over, poring over, considering again and again, pondering upon the Word of God. Yes, when artists play their music, there is often a charge to hear them play. Jeremiah 23:16 22 * 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. repeatedly listening to it not just made me to memorize it but also to think that the great god is here with me and he is here for this mere me. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. I acknowledge that some songs served up to the body might be better applied in a private, personal time of worship but at the same time the church needs to grow not in endurance but true passion and devotion. 24May the Lord bless youand protect you.25May the Lord smile on youand be gracious to you.26May the Lord show you his favorand give you his peace.. While important, discussing the artists teachings and theology tends to start arguments and becomes unfruitful. Psalm 31:16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Knowing is more important that feeling. No judgment, this is a comment from a believer struggling with this songs place in worship. Thank you for your comments and welcome to The Berean Test! Job 22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. God has promised you favor. "Good night, and God bless.". Either way, its not appropriate for corporate worship. He is absolutely against our sins based on all the scriptures that you referenced. Of course, this might be best done when in private worship, but it could be done corporately as well. Oh my goodness. And give you peace, [Bridge 1] I agree that its not a worship song. I dont know how we Americans can look at our current culture and compare it to Israel in Numbers. And your family, and your children, and their children, and their children. He is for you! I agree with you. Even in every music player we do have something called as repeat mode. Can you explain how an overall 9.5/10 rating is condemning a song entirely derived from Gods own book? 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. Its dizzying the amount of times the song is repeated. I would love to do this full-time; However, yes, I advertise to cover costs. The Exod 20:6 and other refs are equally reserved not only for Gods people Israel, but conditional on them loving him, keeping his commands, etc. Similarly, repeating May His favor be upon you and a thousand generations, and your family and your children, and their children, and their children certainly conveys a beautiful blessing any person should feel blessed to hear, let alone to hear it repeated and be able to meditate on the idea and His inscrutable love for us! Yet, if I were a betting man (and Im usually not), Id wager that the Me that you see before you and the Me in heaven, with my spiritual body, would be like night and day. . So, Davids cries to the Lord in the Psalms are just as much cries for effect as for affection. But Pauls actual instruction is to be speaking to on another in psalmsand make music from your heart to the Lord. So not just singing to God, but also to each other. 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