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. I agree. I took this song as it was presented..at this particular phase of my life, God put His beautiful promises there (in form of song) for me to hear, hide in my heart and to ponder as needed. There is plenty to choose from! 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. The context seems clear that it is the LORD who makes His face shine upon you. [16] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. There is nothing wrong with asking the Lord to bless those we hold dear. The purpose of the blessing in the first place was for the Lord to put His name on this group of people. My heart was overwhelmed by the words reminding me of how the Lord loves us as his children. May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children, and their children 12. I know from personal experience how trials bring about blessing. 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. And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water . When God grants you favor, He shows you His immense kindness beyond what you deserve, hope, or imagine. In the same way, God shows favor to the ones who delight in . Todays society readily seeks the blessings of the Lord but scorns any form of repentance that should accompany those blessings. Can you tell what thats a reference to? The song is simple..anyone can sing it and give glory to God as they do. Should not the entire worship service be a time of bringing blessing to all the people. This is a common blessing given at the end of church services. Of course, they also sell merchandise and albums. It would be like my son claiming a promise that my father gave to me when I was his age, that is not how specific promises work. I appreciate your support! Where can I find these lyrics in Scripture in the bible? Its dizzying the amount of times the song is repeated. We read too much of our 21st century western ideas into it, and make it mean something different than the original word. 7, read it all, in context). Oh, and His presence, oh, and He surrounds you It is humbly to know that God is not only for the Body of Christ but for each and every one of us individually. For decades I as a Pastor used this to close the service. So, how does God love His enemies? "Jesus Loves Me" by Willam B. Bradbury Jesus loves me! Theres quite a lot of repetition in worship from the angels around the throne so brace yourself for heaven! BTW. I ask b/c Vince has actually outlined his criteria here: https://www.thebereantest.com/criteria-for-evaluating-christian-music. 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). 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). [21] I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. This is simply not worship! Non-believers are more often than not, confused about a lot of things in Gods word. 1. Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes The favor of God can be described as "tangible evidence that a person has the approval of the Lord.". I appreciate your insights and that you found scriptural basis for the lyrics. Having a copyright gives the author some level of control to keep their work from being misused (for example, from being used to promote some event or product that the author believes runs counter to his/her intent with the work). Take a different song: Bless the Lord oh my soul worship His holy name. That song IS a worship song, because it is directed at God. ALWAYS APPLY QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. A favourite sport of satan is keeping Christians so busy and occupied with abundancies, over indulgences, nicky nacky noos stuff, that the the truth or real value items becomes muddied and lost between the its still ok, but Christians WILL do better without things of life. 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). On that note, I think Dave Brennan makes a valid point on the added repeated phrase and I might suggest unqualified words He is with you. I will paste a portion of the article below and wait for your comments. 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. Ive noticed that many songs dont receive 10/10 scores because of how I believe an unbeliever might interpret this song. 1. One for every day of the week except weekends. I would put forward that it makes a difference what is being repeated. 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. As you might recall in Romans 13, governments are established by God and we are subject to our governing authorities. At best these verses tell us about Gods character, not individualized promises we can claim today 3,000+ years later. As so often is the case & case in point with this song amongst so many, is who do we think we are to exalt ourselves so often towards standards or achievements hardly in its infancy development. Since God is so generous with His enemies, then we should be as well. May his favor be upon you. I also leave it playing on the TV when away as a cleansing of the house. May it continue to grow and provide you with God pleasing conversation and connections as well as a good reason to keep on searching scripture. Im not much of a 7-Eleven kind of worshipper (7-11 repeats) but this song Can absolutely get away with it. 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. Everything has to be logical. It will ruin you & transform you at the same time, as the faithfulness of God dawns on our unbelieving dark corners. Thats the beautiful thing about God, He speaks to each of us in a personal way, one that we can hear. Yet Moses had to remind Him of His promise when He wanted to wipe Israel out after they created the golden calf. For people who suffer from depression, PTSD, anxiety, negative self-talk, repetition of good and positive things is often the only way to recovery, because of how potent and incessant the unhealthy thought patterns are. Earlier reviews downgraded section 4 based on massive repetition; However, another commenter convinced me that Gods inherent glory has nothing to do with how often lyrics repeat. If we are to sing holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come for all eternity- doesnt that say something about the standard to which a worship song should be held to? In the morning, in the evening Keep up the great work. When we favor someone, we want to be with him or her. In effect, there are two ways to pay for operating expenses: charge tickets or ask for donations. It was so weird at first but the more I read and searched about it it made absolute sense. May you all receive His Blessings so that His way may be known on earth, and Hus salvation among all nations. The Blessing be upon your children, and your childrens children to a thousand generations was very difficult. How can He bless? So true Shan! May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us yes, establish the work of our hands. If you mean the 2nd, I think Eph. Now you Christian roaring down the road, full blast blaring the song the Blessing because hey, everybody should hear the gospel & here you are doing God a favour, stopping next to little miss drew & charley; Hey mister thats a cool song, who is it & with chest swelling with job well done pride, you puffed up declare Kari Jobe from Elevation worship check them out ! This song is a classic example of well-meaning believers taking scripture out of context and forcing it to apply to the Church. Our humanness is so fickle and petty. It really sounds like ourselves. For instance, in Psalm 25, David begs God to Remember, Lord, Your great mercy and love remember me (Psalm 25:6-7). I believe this song is totally word of faith movement preaching inspired & 3/10 is adequate. I was very touched though the last half was painful. 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.". Churches around the UK have come together to sing a blessing over the nation. 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). Have we forgotten that all our righteousness is but filthy rags before a holy God? I wouldve liked to go see Elevation Worship live but their tickets are not affordable for minimum wage earning folks like me lol. Amen The repetition will be to a new experience of His glory. However I accept that it is their way of getting my attention.. I havent come to a conclusion with these thoughts. 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. Believing is at the heart of receiving the promises of God. This song is really beautiful despite the lyrical repetition because it is scripture, AND it is scripture written to Gds people: Israel. Hey, God, can we do a different song? God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. It works well for children too. So, be encouraged, brother. After 2 to 3x, it starts to become far too distracting. SDA Hymnal. Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. Our perverted 20th century worship if filled with announcements, childrens messages, presentations, and such that we have missed the whole point of worship: To Glorify God and receive Gods blessing. Who are we worshipping when we sing it? Yesss! They will experience eternal separation from God (Matthew 18:8, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46, Mark 9:43, Jude 1:7, Revelation 14:11, and Revelation 20:10). 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. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 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. 4:8. In a time of self-loathing, He used a line in one of those cheesy movies to tell me that I dont understand how much He loves me. Shan YES. With such vague universal lyrics, have a Hindu or Muslim sing it & it equally can be about their false gods which also can be referred to as lords or gods & even satan can be the lord of someone & indeed directly or indirectly actually is with many of these false movements.0/10. The near endless repetition of it all almost ruins it as far as the musical aspect. You can just see the excitement in her as she sings. 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. So Joseph found favor in his sight, Genesis 39:3-4 You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit. We had a patient who had a cross addiction of TRANCE MUSIC which relies on repetition. 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) Handmade & Shipped in an est. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace. Youve probably heard of YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify. As a believer, if you read the Bible every day, you never know when you'll find a verse that makes you take notice. 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! The Lord turn His. Overall my humble opinion is that it is far too vague taken as solely a Christian song & doctrinally not as sound as one would prefer. Hello! It has no echo of repentance or obedience. It inspires unity and adds another language to break the repetition. We need it because we forget too quickly and go back to fear. Its just gone viral in the UK, being used to sing a blessing over the nation in the midst of (Covid 19 lockdown) crisis. May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations And your family and your children And their children, and their children [Bridge 2] May His presence go before you And behind. Genesis 6:8 - But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. I just felt last year that it was a bit of a pathetic reflection of where our Christian society is at so ready to seek out Gods favour and blessing but oh so slow to come back to His word, to repent, to truly seek His face and not just sing songs Im making a sweeping generalisation but thats what I see amidst our churches in the western world who perhaps have idols of safety, comfort, and convenience and very little desire truly get to know Him and love Him and serve Him!! However, if you say something about it, they will just say you are being judgmental and YET It does not matter what other people say because only what God says is what truly matters. And behind you, and beside you I First check it whether it is completely biblical or not. 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. At the end of the year, I expect it to be the most covered of any in a long time, maybe ever. In these churches it was custom to end with the Aaronic blessing. pon you. God has promised you favor. And, years later, hearing the Hebrews cries for rescue, God remembered His covenant with their ancestors and rescued them. Christian music is as much a business as anything else. over a marriage, in sending missionaries etc. He is for you, He is for you God delivered them from Egypt with a mighty arm and will display the same power against those nations. Ephesians 4:29. I dont think so, not any more than I believe the purity, sacrificial, food and drink, or cultural laws apply to us. And be gracious to. According to Romans 5:6-8, He died for us while we were sinners, rebellious, His enemy. I dont mind the words being repeated over and over again. If God is holy and perfect, how can he be Jealous and not be in sin too? 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. Psalm 4:8. No judgment, this is a comment from a believer struggling with this songs place in worship. This blessing was given by the priest Aaron to the sons of Israel. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. E. face toward you. It is of note that most people dont sing with and many are uncomfortable with it. In the modern era, the idea has crept into the church that everything we do has to be seeker oriented. Furthermore, amongst the San Bushmen ( a local hunter gatherer people), the evening before a hunt (with bow and arrow), they dance around a fire, with a set step and rhythm, singing a repetitive song till they fall over in a trance-like state, where they see things in the spiritual realm. Just the fact that its from Elevation tells me that I dont want anything to do with it. holy, holy, holy is highly acceptable, not to mention Biblical! Brings me tears as well. Thank you for using your hobby to bless others a congratulations on breaking through! Jon I agree that scripture should be read in context but I disagree that in this instance a blessing has been taken out of context. 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! O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. its also impossible to know precisely what it will be like for me when I get there; However, I understand that you referenced Revelation 4:8 with your commentary, that the four living creatures and elders state the same statement, over and over again, day and night. And a thousand generations. This one isnt my fav. Thank you for your review and listing of all the scripture that went into making this song. It feels like Im singing a blessing over myself. That we would understand God is for us no matter the time of day, location, or personal scenario. 5 Keys to Receiving Favor. CHOMP-CHOMP-CHOMP . These are beautiful words to remind me of how loving our Father is and how willing He is to rain down blessings on us, our children, their children, and their childrens children. Although the song is scriptural, it relies heavily on repetition that in my context elicits a cultural animistic mystical response. We need this in this time that the world is constantly telling us that the collective is important but not individuals. Something Beautiful Today's Scripture: And there is none that calleth upon thy name,that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee:for thou hast hid thy face My son sometimes uses ItchyTurtle when gaming, which also paints a quirky image! Praise ( songs about or to God most of the time the word you is withheld in these songs) 2. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Welcome to Faith Friday on the "Faith, Art & Tiny Houses" podcast. I didnt read all the comments, so I apologize if Im repeating what someone else already said. It appears to be an encouraging word set to music. As are just about any Christian song. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. Ask God for these blessings for yourself. Coming up is the anniversary of the death of our son six years ago. 14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Thats the question you have to ask yourself. It was originally a blessing God instructed Moses to tell Aaron to give to the people of Israel in Numbers 6:24-26. [ section 2 Chorus ] which you are 100% correct about & under criteria 2 Bridge section 2, you add as proof text Jeremiah 23:23-24 Interesting though, the point I wish to make is exactly within the verses prior to vers 23 which expands on the commen Church Blessing & one could ask if it is in fact Biblical in all circumstances, or should one not be more careful in how we phrase it in general? Its my first time on this site. Yes, but its one thing to pray for the blessing of another; its another thing to declare they are blessed by God (like Eph 1:3 in Christ.), First time reader here! That doesnt mean you have to pay for it! In hindsight, I boxed myself into the standard format, where a blessing is offered at the end of the service. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. This post might not make it here but I just wanted to post it even if only the site owners will read it. God alone! 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. The words declare a blessing from our heavenly Father. Exactly what I was looking for. 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. Bible Verses Quotes. 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. Lol. Vince I think your response is very well said. Can we honestly sing that God is for people, when we dont know where they are in repentance with Him? Psalm 30:5 "For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. because the word of the Lord is not void in its work- But something bothered my spirit when I saw the video attacked to this song everything was perfect the lighting the stage everyone looked so beautiful the camera work was out standing- Sowhat bugged me? 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). However, the bigger issue is, will an unbeliever interpret Psalm 23 as applicable to them? We actually read in many places that he is against even his own people when they are sinning. Sad that we are grading music written to worship our creator and Lord based on our personal preference. 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 If so, is my focus on God, or is it on what He gives me? Although, there arent many concerts during the current pandemic. To receive His gift of favor upon your life you must believe it. In your coming, and your going. 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. I dont know how we Americans can look at our current culture and compare it to Israel in Numbers. Measure each with such surety / purity & chuck the unnecessary thousands of other songs on your phone or hard drive. May His Favor Be Upon You | Wood Christian Wall Art $89.90 $44.95 Save 50% Shipping calculated at checkout. Now let us discern this, the problem with songs labelled Christian; is not just lyrics, music, performance style or in fact often have nothing to do with the song or the artist performing it being possibly found sound by measure, but the where-from. It also gives recourse to the author through the court system to stop misuse and to impose a penalty on those who refuse to comply with the authors limits on the use of his/her work. 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.. Like a declaration. The greatest act of God's favor is that of eternal life, by grace we have been saved. Be careful not to desire their idols/gods, as that will corrupt the Israelite people, and turn them from the Lord. The last part was very hard. 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!! . This is a question that transcends this song. Bless you for your statement! Im surprised the moderator has given no mention/ interaction offered humbly by the UK ministry leader Dave Brennan. Strong affections for God rooted in truth are the bone and marrow of biblical worship. Stephen, I couldnt agree more! Your stated principle references 1 Thessalonians 5:22. Knowing is more important that feeling. It is nice to hear someone presenting an analytical approach to worship music. 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