This is simply not worship! And a thousand generations 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). It does seems like a misuse of the text to rip out the blessing without the curses and warnings to go along with it. And of course worship goes beyond simply enjoying the lyrics and certainly was never intended to be tolerated but entered into. 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. However, they could also be lead astray, thinking that God is with, within, and for them without repentance or faith. If scripture teaches anything good in the NT, it is that others (in worships case God) are the focus and not self. I should have stated it as a possibility, not a guaranteed reality. 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. But, if they dont copyright it, someone else might and do whatever they want with it. The repetition is worship; I sense Gods heavy Presence, love and blessing more and more, the longer it goes on. Great question! Isnt He God? pon you. God is merciful and kind. Everything has to be explained, emotions are suspect, bad theology isBad. But honestly, I know few who have good theology. Post-Bridge Three times, with the same phrase repeating six times on the first iteration and eight times on the next two. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! The Blessing song is a reminder to those whom God has called that His blessing is far more amazing than the things of this world. get to know the Bible better! And their children. Michael Negru & Matt Hickok I feel more closely associated with your overall thoughts hereto, not that others have not raised some good points as well.Michael 100% correct about these songs playing to the emotional side of people in wanting to work themselves up into a frenzy with the repeating lyrics and musical crescendo, tones, drums & lightshow galore.This is for the most part false worship & false spiritual feelings. But, its being readily accepted in Christianity today by watering down the gospel making it all about us rather than about the Lord. 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!! Welcome to Faith Friday on the "Faith, Art & Tiny Houses" podcast. I havent seen much else. Our humanness is so fickle and petty. It is totally fine that someone gets super irritated by repetition. These nations are to be devoted to complete destruction, in order to prevent intermarriage, and idolatry. 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 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/. . Singing a blessing corporately to one another and over one another is not only perfectly acceptable but is in fact part of our instruction. Sometimes Gods face on us may involve revealing sin, or stripping away human traits or taking away our comforts or idols so we see Him more. It feels like Im singing a blessing over myself. Its just gone viral in the UK, being used to sing a blessing over the nation in the midst of (Covid 19 lockdown) crisis. Love you my brother in Christ. 24 'May the Lord bless you and protect you. Agree? Who is there who has visited His heavenly abode, there to learn His purposes? Worship ( talking to God the word you is commonly used) 3. I had not hear The Blessing until a week ago while attending a conference (with social distancing.) This is worship ministering to God. after a conclusion When i listen to it Ill be taking the lyrics and the word directly to my heart. you. The modern protestant church is a child of the enlightenment. Christ fulfilled the law completely, not just in part. Oh my goodness. Even in every music player we do have something called as repeat mode. I actually have made a play list of only this song to give me 30 minutes of meditative background to my prayers. Shan Nope & Ill stick to being overly cautious [not saying always outright wrong] with the mystical influences [kundalini similarity] of repetition. 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? Personally, my biggest issue with this song is that they turned a 2 minute song into a 12 minute song, and I feel like Im getting tired of getting blessed by the time its over..(kind of like this comment, lol). Thank you for your comment! Written by Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes high on emotions and minimal on sound thinking. And a thousand generations God alone rescued them from slavery in Egypt. Praise ( songs about or to God most of the time the word you is withheld in these songs) 2. 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). 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? When we favor someone, we want to be with him or her. Day and night THEY NEVER stop saying: Holy, holy, holy 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. Make His face shine upon you Istrongly encourageyou toconsiderthepotentialblessings anddangersofthis artists theology by visitingResources. * 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. 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 . The repetition makes it easy for those that are not familiar with the scriptures to remember. 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. Weve synonymized worship with singing songs of adoration, confession, and supplication, but thats merely part of the whole. EDIT: Removed first sentence, which replied to a comment now deleted. I normally wont concentrate on lyrics when im listening to any other secular music. . Psalm 31:16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. The Context doesnt lend itself to that sort of interpretation. a high score does not necessarily endorse the theology of said artist. They are meant to be outwardly focused on Him and though the Bible is filled with promises and blessings for us I feel worship should be reserved to worship Him and show our reverence for Him. A parent can have many children but only one is the firstborn. Thank you for your comment and compliments. Disagree? God will not allow any circumstance, or any person, to hold us back from His blessing, favor, and purpose for our lives. Talk about sentimentality. As to your observation Unbelievers wont miss the message the first time, much less the second or third. Thank you for your thoughts! We may wanna ponder long on that ! Thats the beautiful thing about God, He speaks to each of us in a personal way, one that we can hear. I agree its not a song that worships God. 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. Truth without emotion produces dead orthodoxy and a church full (or half-full) of artificial admirers . To know what the Word says, about post rapture and so forth, it seems only natural that this is actually a prayer for Israel. DISCERN IN-DEPTH, SELECTING THE ESSENTIAL WORTHWHILE ONES & DISCARDING THE ABUNDANT EXCESS. Vince, Im sorry, I dont mean to go on and rant or even sound angry but the gospel of greed is a real problem here in the USA and apparently Im not sure what can be done about it you asked me how far my argument goes I think it started and ended here things like this bother me and because Jesus didnt charge me a dime when he loved and saved instead he paid the price..but anyway this turning into word salad and I know you got better things to do so let me end with this.. You quoted Romans 13, I agree, you are 100 percent right!! So some of the comments about receiving a blessing for ourselves over and over I certainly get. -Friends of the world are Gods enemy (James 4:4) High quality May His Favor-inspired gifts and merchandise. 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. Vince, This gives us an enormous responsibility, that we can choose to remain His advasary or choose Him. Emotion is always suspect. . Churches around the UK have come together to sing a blessing over the nation. It is necessary to make this distinction so that lost people are not given false assurance of being a Christian and having eternal hope. The Cambridge Bible states vers 16 18 very clear Jer_23:16-18. Usually, I delete these sorts of posts; However, I allowed it because the majority of what you had to say is directed towards the song in question or another persons comments. When Jesus died on the cross, he ended the need for Temple worship (hence, the curtain was torn). Thank you for your testimony! God's blessings will chase after you. I agree. Is Remember Just in the Mind? May His Favor Be Upon You Lyrics 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 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 Amen, amen, amen Amen, amen, amen This songs (like you said) main focus is blessings on believers- but that means its for believers not for God. I just feel wary of painting God as this benefactor when people could be setting their faces again God with their unrepentant sin. For past couple of days i couldnt get out of this song. Pertaining towards your referring to This is a common blessing given at the end of church services. God blessed numerous people who were not believers. I love the repetition when I am struggling under a circumstance, I appreciate that repetitiveness because it helps me to remember scripture and the things that God wants me to remember, and i can sing it over myself and my situation. Its my first time on this site. It offers a blessing inspired by Scripture that unbelievers can easily comprehend and brings glory 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. Copyrights are meant to protect against it. This song puts me into praise mode and I listen to it multiple times in a row when possible. 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