In the morning, in the evening Just a friendly thought! This is worship ministering to God. and those who see it as a blessing, reinforcement, and helpful. And be gracious to you Even if the Gospel is preached with a heart of greed, trickery, and deceit, if the Gospel is preached, then I rejoice. The Lord turn His Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. but its another to sing a blessing over. Refrain Five times, with each containing six amen. 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 agree this is a beautiful song and brings me to tears every time I listen to it. Amen. I havent come to a conclusion with these thoughts. 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. 1. I adore this passage of scripture, but this song is so incredibly boring that it detracts from the meaning behind it because you just want it to hurry up and end already! Listen: Free Shipping in the USA Handcrafted in Lithia, FL USA Size Frame Color Quantity 2 customers have this in their cart right now. Of course, thank you! As for being gracious to us We all need this indeed! And your family and your children. Coming up is the anniversary of the death of our son six years ago. I hesitated to read your review because I did not what any one to take away from me my appreciation of this worship song. Im not sure how I even feel about that as it is taken out of context, but thats something Im working through right now. Youve probably heard of YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify. I was brought to tears when I watched the video of people from all around the world singing it. This gives us an enormous responsibility, that we can choose to remain His advasary or choose Him. I find it bothersome as well, but others who have cited its benefits have a good point also. High quality May His Favor-inspired gifts and merchandise. Nope. Psalm 84:11 Deuteronomy 1:11 Verse Concepts I went and read Deuteronomy chapter 7, and took away these key points, which I think helps to make Jons case: who was, and is, and is to come.. Isnt He God? Faith Quotes. The Lord bless you And keep you Make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you The Lord turn His Face toward you And give you peace. Weve synonymized worship with singing songs of adoration, confession, and supplication, but thats merely part of the whole. That says it all. This song isnt about me. People today need to be blessed, from the rising of the sun till the time it goes down. *Copyright 2020 Worship Together Music (BMI) Writers Roof Publishing (BMI) Capitol CMG Paragon (BMI) Kari Jobe Carnes Music (BMI) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com), Elevation Worship Publishing (BMI) (admin at EssentialMusicPublishing.com). Maybe a blessing to sing over others, like a benediction post service, but is it really me worshiping God? Something more to chew on! In these churches it was custom to end with the Aaronic blessing. Youve given me a lot to think about. The word of God is powerful. Amen, amen, amen Amen, amen, amen. God delivered them from Egypt with a mighty arm and will display the same power against those nations. No judgment, this is a comment from a believer struggling with this songs place in worship. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.". Lets first get there, before we claim the spoils Similar in the way this song claiming every Blessing under the sun, without much in the way of pre-requisites! Vince I think your response is very well said. 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. So my understanding is that Num 6 is a pronouncement of the LORDs blessing on his people Israel, usually said by the temple priests after the daily sacrifices. The song also encourages listeners to speak blessings over others, just as the priestly blessing in the Bible does. Hello Vince, just stumbled on your page for the first time and I love love love. Calmly and politely state your case in a comment, below. However, they could also be lead astray, thinking that God is with, within, and for them without repentance or faith. Rather, Scripture says the opposite: Little in this song applies to unbelievers until they turn from their wickedness and trust in Jesus. According to Romans 5:6-8, He died for us while we were sinners, rebellious, His enemy. Love this song! ), Jesuss opening words were not bless you but repent and believe the good news and his followers carried on in the same vein in the evangelistic sermons we read in the Book of Acts.. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.' NLT: New Living Translation Read Full Chapter Bible App Bible App for Kids Numbers 6:24-26 Read Full Chapter Compare All Versions: Numbers 6:24-26 Hi Vince, However, the New Testament Church is new Israel, prophecied in Jeremiah 31 and fulfilled throughout the book of Acts. Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. I havent seen much else. When I listen to testimony of elevation worship all I ever hear, is how wonderful it makes ME feel. A commentator I recently read noted that discernment comes from a word meaning the space between. (Deut 7:6-8) God chose the Israelites to be holy, set apart for Him. It is unfortunate to consider but I would venture to guess that a large majority of the songs audience falsely believe the blessings promised by this song are material or emotional blessings simply because that is the current focus of society and the most popular reason many seek God. , PS Whats the story behind the name TastyWallet? 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 ! By webster definition, thats called mantra, and Jesus specifically warned against that. I should have stated it as a possibility, not a guaranteed reality. It is a blessing offered to believers. Praise is all that is on my mind during this. Its the heart of worship that we are repeating back to God His promises He made to us. The repetition of the phrase He is for you has caused me to understand, with new clarity, what i thought i knew. 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. I think the church (myself included) is suffering from spiritual ADD. Songs that are emotional like this one, produced by these outfits, only escalate the problem (looking at the comments some may disagree and that is OK by me) There is a lot of GREAT contemporary christian music out there.. Getty music, City Alight, Sovereign Grace etc.. The emphasis and focus of all these cults is Prosperity and comfort your best life now.. and we all know that the Bible teaches that our best life is not here on this planet. - Romans 13:13: "debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy." - Ezekiel 36:6: "in my jealous wrath because you have" - Joshua 24:19: "He is a holy God; he is a jealous God." - Exodus 20:5: " for I, the Lord you God, am a Jealous God." Hold up. I must say that I disagree with Dons assessment (and, consequently, your revision of section 3) of this song. Do not test God on this; be careful to do all that he has commanded (reference back to Deut 7:3-5). In order to do the Lord's work, we must resolve conflicts in the church in a biblical manner. And keep you I am not normally in favor of gross repetition in worship songs, but in this case it absolutely works. 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 In your weeping, and rejoicing 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 Blessings are given as God sees fit, through grace so no person can boast. One thing about The Blessing is a musical technique that it uses. (Deut 7:17-26) The Israelites are not to fear that the nations in the promised land are more numerous / stronger than they. Christian artists, in general, are worthy of their wages (Luke 10:7 and 1 Timothy 5:18). 1) you are saying that repetition should not be included in the evaluation (since its subjective), to be as objective as possible God does not withhold all blessings until a person comes to Him in repentance and faith in Christ. Another commenter to a different song mentioned that they use repetition to help others learn a new song, then slowly reduce it over time. Whether or not it should be sung in church, I dont really care. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 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. Artists work hard to produce music and 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). May His Face Shine upon You: 90 Biblical Blessings for Mother and Child Hardcover - March 29, 2022 by Susie Larson (Author) 38 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $15.19 Read with Our Free App Hardcover $15.99 22 Used from $5.39 23 New from $9.50 Save 50% on 1 when you buy 2 Shop items Blessings for You and Your Children So true Shan! Well, Im late and maybe someone else could put this in a more biblically referenced context, but Id just add that as human beings, we should constantly be reminding ourselves that questions of reasoning, that is, human reasoning like, if God is all knowing, why does God need to be reminded? are concluded from leaning on our own understanding. Im not sure how any of us can get away with quoting from copyrighted Bible translations. That God would grant bless us, keep us, show favor towards us, and grant us grace and peace for a thousand generations. 1. May His presence go before you, and behind you, and beside you. Istrongly encourageyou toconsiderthepotentialblessings anddangersofthis artists theology by visitingResources. That being said. 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. 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. If you Google the blessing critiquehis is one of the first pages that come up. As you might recall in Romans 13, governments are established by God and we are subject to our governing authorities. 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. Vers 19 20 indicate Gods wrath to those false pastors misleading His people. I dont know how we Americans can look at our current culture and compare it to Israel in Numbers. Oh my goodness. Far more and better than we can in our human frailty. SDA Hymnal. The Lord bless you I agree in a meeting, where this fits is important, as you suggested at the end is a good place. Hi, I am new to your sight, and I first would like to say thank you for doing this work. I was very touched though the last half was painful. And behind you, and beside you. Michael thats an interesting breakdown. Interesting technical review. Out of context is intentional. And behind you, and beside you It was specifically meant for his church, I believe. freshAwakening designs. I enjoy this song but as a worship leader I have a responsibility to use songs in church services that give praise and worship to God. A sacrifice is a sacrifice it is the opposite of self blessing so Im opposed. pon you. It therefore seems to me that this can be gladly heard by the church or sung to the church, but not to unbelievers and certainly not to a whole nation. 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. Thank you for your comment! this song is completely a blessing for not just any church but for each individual soul listening to it. This song is a gift and should be given away, not sold. I shared the clip with my family when I got home and then hubby and I have been discussing this a bit deeper. Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,Be fruitful, and multiply, 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. Either way, its not appropriate for corporate worship. Thank you for your comments and welcome to The Berean Test! CCLI #: 7147007. Naaman, leader of the Syrian army and pagan, for example, was healed of leprosy by God. Numbers 6:24-26 - NLT The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. We dont deserve Gods blessing. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 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. I wont be posting anymore But welcome your reply be blessed brother and I love you. Combines the omnipresence of God (1 Kings 8:27, Psalm 139:7-12, Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 23:23-24, Colossians 1:17, and Hebrews 4:13) with the Holy Spirit who lives inside believers (Acts 6:5, Romans 8:9-11, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:16-19, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 5:18, and 2 Timothy 1:14) into a blessing. This is my first time on here. 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 . 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). God is for lost people, he is so for them that he sent his only son so that they might believe and have eternal life. But you & I both know that people from that audience, a large majority though; is not living right & this forms part of the emergent stuff He has done tremendous work in exposing false worship & this video as well as many more on his youtube channel, is well worth some of everybodys time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ji5mwWVHMk People will also do well to look up the kundalini spirit & repetitive style there-off. 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. May his favor be upon you. To me, this is a Jewish song more thats anything especially given the trials, persecution and struggles that many Jews face even today, simply as a result of their Jewish faith. God's blessings will overtake you. So Im all for praying this over the UK as the lip suggests and the rest of the world too! May His Favor Be Upon You | Wood Christian Wall Art $89.90 $44.95 Save 50% Shipping calculated at checkout. We deserve Gods wrath, and it is only by the blood of Jesus we dont have it. Ive been using a format within, I think, the last year or so, where I end the review with my recommendation for corporate worship. I completely agree with you. Make His face shine upon you Love is an emotion, not an idea. (Desiring God, 81-82). This raised this songs score from 9.5/10 to 10/10. 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.. Your perception and replies are so mature and absolutely Christlike. Hebrews says it well in Ch13, offering UP to God spiritual sacrifices. The words declare a blessing from our heavenly Father. But, a lot of people (including myself) have concerns about how songs might lead unbelievers in the wrong direction. Again no, He doesnt. It is not a worship song. 2. Lyrical examination seemed like a good fit to use my talents, especially since there are very few websites dedicated to it. Virtually all artists copyright their music, including Christian artists who borrow from the Bible for their music. 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. Admittedly, Ive had a lot of complaints about this section, especially that it seems to discourage unbelievers from understanding the artists intent (which may lead to studying Scripture). He is with you, He is with you. Im reminded of two Bible verses Proverbs 25:16 Hast thou found honey? NLT Life Application Large-Print Study Bible, Third Edition--hardcover, red letter, NLT Premium Gift Bible--soft leather-look, teal, NLT Large-Print Premium Value Thinline Bible, Filament Enabled Edition--soft leather-look, pink, NLT Personal-Size Giant-Print Bible, Filament Enabled Edition--soft leather-look, aurora cranberry, NLT Life Application Study Bible, Third Edition--hardcover, red letter. The Bible expounds on three Hananiahs in particular, one before the Babylonian exile, one during the exile, and one when the Jews returned to Jerusalem from their captivity in Babylon. Several songs have used his words. As to the repetition, sometimes you need 3,4,5 times before your heart opens enough to get it. 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