God makes no distinction between the evil and the righteous in this instanceHe gives good gifts to both of them. Michael thats an interesting breakdown. I know what its like to lose a son. And you know what, He loves us all more than we know! He is with you, He is with you. We are called to be bereans and fruit inspectors and I will personally not partake in messages or worship that supports heretical teachings even if they may sound biblical. In summary, I believe that a score of 2 out of 10 in section 3 is overly harsh. Allow them enjoy the blessing. We have a staff member, who will break into tongues and sobs uncontrollably when they play that song. He prays for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence. I dont care for the repetition but it seems to be a good song. Yes, they used scripture to write the song. God loves you more than you can fathom. Faith Quotes. I appreciate it! I am not normally in favor of gross repetition in worship songs, but in this case it absolutely works. 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. "Jesus Loves Me" by Willam B. Bradbury Jesus loves me! It gives you a sense of my thought process and how I score songs. 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). 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. Love this song! A gift of love from him to us! 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. As I so often do when questioning the legitimacy of a song, I go to the Psalms. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! God isnt really concerned if our theology is correct. Similar, but even less comparable & way-way further apart is we as mere sinful beings this side of Heaven, comparing ourselves to Angelic beings, dont you think? I appreciate your insights and that you found scriptural basis for the lyrics. Why did you copyright a song that inspiration was giving to you from the word God and his spirit it was freely given to you and you freely admit most of it comes from numbers Do you have the right to Copyright it as your own inspiration? Psalm 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Thank you for your comments and welcome to The Berean Test! Regardless of the farmers disposition toward God, God gives sunshine and rain to all the farmers in equal portion. Im not sure how I even feel about that as it is taken out of context, but thats something Im working through right now. Its the heart of worship that we are repeating back to God His promises He made to us. I love this site. Sad that there are websites, blogs, and YouTube channels devoted to being critical of others for their expression of worship. Knowing is more important that feeling. May his favor be upon you. Shan YES. This gives us an enormous responsibility, that we can choose to remain His advasary or choose Him. 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? The writer of the article should tread lightly when condemning a song entirely derived fro Gods own book. The Lord bless you! A second Biblical example of God's grace or favor can be found in 2 Timothy 2:1, where the Apostle Paul told his student Timothy, "You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." Here, and in many other places in the Scriptures, God's grace gave the beneficiary the ability or strength to do something they . The song is simple..anyone can sing it and give glory to God as they do. I agree with you, except for the well intended part. Even in every music player we do have something called as repeat mode. Last few comments is great & Vince thanks for updating your review, but Im not gonna say Im happy with such a high grade of 8.5 / 10 for as Randall rightly called it, a fluff piece from an heretical establishment. Amen. 6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. The term bless is also used the same way. Artists work hard to produce music and lyrics. This is too evident in much of todays worship music. Sad that we are grading music written to worship our creator and Lord based on our personal preference. TheLordturn His 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 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!! I cant find anyone aside from me struggling with it in my spirit as much as I am. . It appears God has a thing for repetition. Elevation, Hillsong, and Bethel have the same tactic 90/10 well maybe 60/40 when you look at the core beliefs. All those critique do count & the closer they can be to STRICT Christian applicable principles, Doctrinal correctness & Holiness, the better Id say; dont you think? All around you, and within you What about Gods rod and staff? Our humanness is so fickle and petty. God blessed numerous people who were not believers. Lost parents, dead churches, humor in the place of joy. Surely then they wil more willingly turn from their evil way! Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Bible Verses Quotes. Thank you for your thoughts! LOOK, FOR ARGUMENTS SAKE, LET US TOTALLY ACCEPT THERE IS NOTHING REALY WRONG WITH THE WORDS OR EVEN REPITITION OF THIS SONG BUT .. 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. I was very touched though the last half was painful. Your answer is essentially no, they wont interpret it that way. He is for you, He is for you KJ21. Perhaps its because we arent trying to sell them as our own work? In the evaluation above it is said that it brings blessing to the people. A universal comment I can place anywhere, but suiting the GIMME,GIMME,GIMME attitude of this song. This is one of the most significant issues of the modern church we want to make the story of the Bible about us instead of about God. That, essentially, you are valuable to and will be cared for by God. CCLI #: 7147007. 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. (Desiring God, 81-82). Psalm 31:16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Psalm 80:3,7 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Yes, make our efforts successful! Thank you for giving us a platform to unite together internationally. Repeating the refrains, the verses is for emphasis, to reinforce the message. It is the elevation of self or self blessing. Im not sure how I found my self on this page, I simply looking for more info about the song.) 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. If they did, they would be blessed to the thousandth generation (Deut. Yesss! However, unbelievers will probably get the wrong idea, thinking God approves of their sinful lifestyle. 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. Romans 2:4 (KJV) tells us that Gods goodness leads us to repentance. 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. Its just gone viral in the UK, being used to sing a blessing over the nation in the midst of (Covid 19 lockdown) crisis. He is with us wherever we go (Joshua 1:9). God's blessings will overtake you. 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. Welcome to Faith Friday on the "Faith, Art & Tiny Houses" podcast. Exactly what I was looking for. Theres quite a lot of repetition in worship from the angels around the throne so brace yourself for heaven! Thank you, Lord bless the artist for these wonderful lyrics, I love the comment, We are created for the glory of God. This is why careful exegesis is so critical in when we interpret the Bible. - Numbers 6:24-26. How many times did God say fear not, and yet we are fearful of so much in this world. No, He isnt. Obedience, faithfulness, perseverance, persecution when necessary. One thing about The Blessing is a musical technique that it uses. Thank you for your comment! That is the government we live in. 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. 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? (NLT) Other Benedictions in the Bible In the Old Testament, benedictions were ceremonial pronouncements of God's favor or blessing on the congregation administered during worship gatherings. I, for one, dont think we need to remind God of anything. 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. Yes, when artists play their music, there is often a charge to hear them play. 1) you are saying that repetition should not be included in the evaluation (since its subjective), to be as objective as possible 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 scope of The Berean Test is to analyze lyrics for its message, Biblical accuracy, outsider interpretation, or inherent glorification of God (or lack thereof) based on my evaluation criteria. Jeremiah 23:16 22 May you all receive His Blessings so that His way may be known on earth, and Hus salvation among all nations. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 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