Friday, June 07, 2013

Faithful God: Scripture in Worship

Read a great article this week on: "The Primacy of the Word in Worship"
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgcworship/2013/06/06/the-primacy-of-the-word-in-worship/

Also found a great song that really exemplifies this.  The song is Faithful God by Shai Linne.  I know the music style may not be for everyone, but this song is pure worship.  I suggest putting it on repeat until the truth in this song gets really deep and really impacts your heart showing you the reality of God's incredible FAITHFULNESS!

Every line of this entire song is backed up by scripture.  I took the time to find references for each line to show why this song is powerful.  It is powerful because it speaks God's truth.


 

Psalm 71:22 “I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

First off, praising God for his faithfulness is Biblical!

The lyrics are below, the actual words are in bold type, the scriptures are the smaller text.  

Look them up and let God's truth impact you!


Faithful God
By: Shai Linne

Who is like You?

“Who among the gods
    is like you, Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
    working wonders?” – Exodus 15:11

You’re the Faithful One!

“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” – Deuteronomy 7:9

Lord, You saved us when you gave your Son!

“He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” – 2 Timothy 1:9

And You keep us so we will not fall!

“Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence, to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.” – Jude 24

You’re faithful, God!

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
    for his compassions never fail.
 They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness!” – Lamentations 3:22,23

We’re so thankful we can call you Friend
(Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6)
You redeemed us and made us whole again
(Luke 1:68, 1 Peter 1:18)
You’re the only one we know to call
(Psalm 18:3)
You’re so faithful, God  
(1 Cor. 1:9)

You are faithful, never changing

“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed." - Malachi 3:6

From age to age, you remain the same and

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8

Your steadfast love endures forever

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
for His steadfast love endures forever.” – Psalm 136:1

Verse 1

Father God we come now before You
We were made to bow down and adore You
We’re filled with thankfulness because of Your faithfulness
To Your Word and we’ve found that it’s all true
(Psalm 33:4) 
To Your face, Lord, we turn in amazement (2 Cor. 3:18)
In Your grace, You determined to save men (2 Timothy 1:9)
From sin’s consequence because of Your promises (2 Peter 1:4)
In Jesus Christ, which are “yes” and they’re “amen (2 Cor. 1:20)
When Adam sinned, You provided a covering (Genesis 3:21)
You heard Israel cry in their suffering (Exodus 3:7)
You brought them out of the land with Your powerful hand (Exodus 13:3)
Lord, You’re truly the God of the covenant (Genesis 17:7, Luke 22:20)
Even though You dropped clues, they were missing it
(Romans 9:30-32)
From here, we can see the true significance

All Your acts of might were shadows and types
To point ahead to a future deliverance (Hebrews!)
From the things You say, You don’t budge (Lamentations 3:37)
You’re faithful to save and You’re faithful to judge (Psalm 96:13)
The God who is just is not one of us (Isaiah 55:8)
The faithful God is the God we can trust (Psalm 111:7)
We can’t trust us, on You we rely (Psalm 20:7)
Everything we need, Lord, You will supply (Phil 4:19)
Even when we’re faithless, You remain faithful
You cannot deny Yourself
(2 Timothy 2:11-13)

Verse 2

Lord, thanks for Your grace and Your favour (2 Cor. 6:2)
Your faithfulness we’ve tasted and savored (1 Peter 2:3)
Your love and care for us is most clear to us
when we’re beholding the face of the Savior
(Hebrews 1:3, Col 1:15)
The Human race as a whole was infected (Romans 5:12)
But for those You have chosen, elected
You made a promise and it was accomplished when
(Romans 8:29,30)
The chief cornerstone was rejected (1 Peter 2:7)
We see Him dying on the cross for our evil (1 John 2:2)
Where He appeared to be soft and feeble (Phil 2:7)
In actuality, He holds the galaxies
in His hands- He’s exalted and regal  
(Col. 1:17, Heb 1:3, Psalm 8:3, Psalm 147:4, Heb. 7:26)
When we believed, You were faithful to save us (Romans 10:9)
And that means You’ll be faithful to change us
(1 Thes. 5:24, Phil 1:6)
And the Spirit of Jesus will keep us ’til
You make us holy and blameless (Jude 24)
From the things You say, You don’t budge (Lamentations 3:37)
You’re faithful to save and You’re faithful to judge (Psalm 96:13)
The God who is just is not one of us (Isaiah 55:8)
The faithful God is the God we can trust (Psalm 111:7)
We can’t trust us, on You we rely (Psalm 20:7)
Everything we need, Lord, You will supply (Phil 4:19)
Even when we’re faithless, You remain faithful
You cannot deny Yourself
(2 Timothy 2:11-13)

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