Those that just want to get through the song may not get what its trying to say to us. In hindsight, I boxed myself into the standard format, where a blessing is offered at the end of the service. BTW. I actually have made a play list of only this song to give me 30 minutes of meditative background to my prayers. I tailored my commentary as a side note, to those sensitive to repetition. Track: The Blessing (Live) (listen to the song), Artist: Elevation Worship (Feat. Third, it says in several places in Scripture that God is against unbelievers: -Those who are not with Christ are against Him (Matthew 12:30 and Luke 11:23). 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 agree wholeheartedly. is the Lord God Almighty,[a] We should not forget He has told us He is a jealous God jealous for us desires a relationship with each and every one of us and when we remind Him, He knows that we are thinking about that relationship, that we remember how important it is to us, that we are resetting it above our recent previous thoughts and actions, and that we love Him. Genesis 43:29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? This blessing was given by the priest Aaron to the sons of Israel. We deserve Gods wrath, and it is only by the blood of Jesus we dont have it. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake. 4:8. Wow! That being said. Psalm 31:16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Theres a preacher who comes to our church on occasion and even before this song came out he would sing Nu. I think this ends up being a descriptor of Gods character, more so than some guarantee of generation-to-generation blessing. In one sense, it is given away. Gods favor doesnt come from anything humans do. Ezekiel 5:8; Nahum 3:5; Rev. Here are the 50 most uplifting Bible scriptures on favor. 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. It seems therefore it should only be pronounced to the church [to those who are in Christ by faith (1Pet 2:9/ Rev 1:5-6)] and probably best after a reminder of the gospel the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sin. He is absolutely against our sins based on all the scriptures that you referenced. I agree this is a beautiful song and brings me to tears every time I listen to it. It is from the prophets own imaginations and not from Jehovah that their pleasing promises of immunity from evil come. May the hand of God be with you. Just wondering I accidentally came across your site and I do think its important to examine lyrics. The song is quoting scripture. Psalm 67:1 For instance, in Psalm 25, David begs God to Remember, Lord, Your great mercy and love remember me (Psalm 25:6-7). 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness sake, O LORD. On the surface this song appears to be quoting scripture but it leaves out a very important part and therefore is dangerously deceptive. [ sarcasm]. Aside from that, I always find it ironic that the church is perfectly fine with pulling from Israels blessings, but dont want to sanctify the actual Sabbath as Israel is called to do, or share in the feasts of our Father as Israel is called. It was co-written by Steven Furtick and Chris Brown (Elevation Worship). if this is so then the blessing is for us too. But we dont do that we naturally gravitate toward adoration in our song writing and corporate singing, without direct biblical instruction to do so. 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) And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. This song is really beautiful despite the lyrical repetition because it is scripture, AND it is scripture written to Gds people: Israel. Bible Scriptures. Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes Make His face shine upon you. 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. The chastisement might be painful but only "for a moment" but God's "favor is for a lifetime" and into eternal life. Its hard to deny the possibility. He is for you, He is for you. its their copyright, not mine. Romans 2:4 (KJV) tells us that Gods goodness leads us to repentance. 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). 1-3 business days! Enough to send His Son to us & to send His Spirit to live in us! Since its a blessing, and blessings are given at the end of the service, my thought is that a church service could potentially end with this song. Hello and thank you for this review. This would also be akin to Christs command to render unto Caeser what is Caesers (implied peacefully) and also Pauls instruction to Timothy: First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. Hello, if i may at my church we divide Christian songs into 4 categories. The shining of God's face upon the people of Israel celebrates God's saving power and deliverance in times of trouble. 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. 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. 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! That, essentially, you are valuable to and will be cared for by God. 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. God delivered them from Egypt with a mighty arm and will display the same power against those nations. 2) I also disagree with the statement that God is against THEM (emphasis mine.) Verse. Help me to see the way forward and light my path before me with your favor. Hebrews says it well in Ch13, offering UP to God spiritual sacrifices. Worship must be vital and real in the heart, and worship must rest on a true perception of God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Add to cart This past week was the first anniversary of the death of our daughter, a worship leader in her own right. Its just gone viral in the UK, being used to sing a blessing over the nation in the midst of (Covid 19 lockdown) crisis. E. face toward you. And to the point from another post about whether it is right for a congregation to sing this I would ask, are we not a royal priesthood as believers? We could argue about any individual artists, as to their deserving of it, but my point is, the copyright is the governments way of protecting intellectual property and prevent theft. DISCERN IN-DEPTH, SELECTING THE ESSENTIAL WORTHWHILE ONES & DISCARDING THE ABUNDANT EXCESS. In effect, there are two ways to pay for operating expenses: charge tickets or ask for donations. It has perfect corners and will always look as tight and flat as the day it was made. That is part of their job. We dont sacrifice sheep. That God, the Creator of all things, is actually looking at you; then the next verse says, Oh, by the way, His favor is upon you too. Istrongly encourageyou toconsiderthepotentialblessings anddangersofthis artists theology by visitingResources. I dont believe this song does either. In your coming, and your going I wont be posting anymore But welcome your reply be blessed brother and I love you. 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 So . It was so weird at first but the more I read and searched about it it made absolute sense. TheLordturn His 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. The favor of God can be described as "tangible evidence that a person has the approval of the Lord.". Who are we worshipping when we sing it? 24 'May the Lord bless you and protect you. Even if the Gospel is preached with a heart of greed, trickery, and deceit, if the Gospel is preached, then I rejoice. Welcome to The Berean Test and thank you for your comment! So true Shan! This is the original no fail way to worship God ! If scripture teaches anything good in the NT, it is that others (in worships case God) are the focus and not self. Thanks, Don This one isnt my fav. Cody Carnes & Kari Jobe) The Blessing. Thanks for this review. His promises never fail. He gave us His only begotten Son to die on the cross for our sins so that we dont perish and for us to have everlasting life with Him in Heaven. This reduced the songs overall score, from 10/10 to 8.5/10. Not all of us are called, or privileged, to have children, but consider that your powerful witness and testimony may carry out Gods favor and blessing upon generations and generations. Thank you for your comment! We cannot know anyones heart but our own. 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. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. It technically repeats, but its not nearly annoying as, say, an entire phrase on repeat four or more times. So does the blessing pronounced over Moses-era Israel even have any application to us at all? Jon V. Thats exactly what I thought when I first heard it. Even in every music player we do have something called as repeat mode. Thank you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. Absolutely NOT!!! It works well for children too. And then over more of my extended family. TO be sure, nothing could be more true than to amplify Gods great holiness! May His favor be upon you. And a thousand generations It is totally fine that someone gets super irritated by repetition. I responded to a previous comment but a lot of people missed it so I will say it again. . Great question! Jesus is our High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. I imagine a lot of that came from being aligned with the Lord in his desire to bless his people. Proverbs 3:1-4 - My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: (Read More.) Robert C. Peurifoy, We dont leave our homes or camps for a week to purify ourselves, nor do we need a priest to call us clean. I agree that it can help us learn and reinforce concepts; However, it can also become hypnotic. NO,EAT HEALTHY! The truly humble are not those who care for the vulnerable, or NHS workers (by means of paid work or voluntary service), but those who acknowledge their sin and turn to God. 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. . And keep you Welcome to The Berean Test and thank you for your comments! The songs title summarizes the entire song. 3:3. Although the song is scriptural, it relies heavily on repetition that in my context elicits a cultural animistic mystical response. Obedience, faithfulness, perseverance, persecution when necessary. 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. Whether or not it should be sung in church, I dont really care. When I first heard this worship song, I immediately cried. While important, discussing the artists teachings and theology tends to start arguments and becomes unfruitful. who hath marked his word, and heard it? Robert, I am very sorry for your loss. 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. This side of Heaven looking up proclaiming speciality whilst shrouded in sin, Apostleship & even Angelic equivalency as some posted here in example, notwithstanding & ignorantly discarding the impossibilities there-off. As to the repetition, sometimes you need 3,4,5 times before your heart opens enough to get it. In your coming, and your going. 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/. Love you my brother in Christ. "These are the words of the . It is nice to hear someone presenting an analytical approach to worship music. 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. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! 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. May His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children. I dont mind the words being repeated over and over again. 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. Thank you for your comment! Amen, amen, amen Amen, amen, amen. And give you peace. And I dont see it as a congregation song something that a group of people can sing to. Thank you for your comments and question! And we must trust He will act on our behalf. A primitive root; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. In explanation, over eating makes you sick & too much of anything diminish its value, instead of increasing its value & with all thy mind include we as Christians meditating on Spiritual things the right way. I dont mind the repetition of this song. 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