Bible Question:
Please help me. I attend many contemporary Christian worship services. I often have difficulty understanding the lyrics. Some examples: 1. "Let the river flow" 2. "Let your fire fall" 3. "Dance with me Jesus" I don't understand the lyrics to these songs and it makes my worship experience less than optimal. I finally put my foot down with the "Dance with me Jesus" worship song and now I have the Pastor and elders in conflict over the spiritual accuracy of asking Jesus to dance with us...not what I had intended at all! Does anyone else have difficulty over the spiriual accuracy of these songs? Do I really want Jesus to dance with me? Can I stop the river's flow? Isn't the fire falling from God a symbol of His judgment? Do I want any of these things aspart of my worship experiences? Please advise. Blessings! Bud Greenberg PSALM 133 |
Bible Answer: Many of the contemporary Christian songs use phrases or whole verses from the Bible. I'm not sure I recognize the three you've mentioned though. Does the "Dance with me Jesus" have any reference to "dancing before the Lord" as David did?? And depending on the words to the song about letting your "fire fall"... it could be speaking of the power of the Holy Spirit coming to believers. I don't know. And the "river flowing", from what Paul says we can "grieve" the Holy Spirit. And if we're doing things our own way, then possibly our "river of love or life" is not flowing very well. I guess it depends on what the actual words are to the songs you mentioned. Below are some contemporary praise and worship songs and their Bible references. Perhaps it will help you to understand the lyrics if you realize where they are coming from?? [This is the Day -Ps.118:24; The Horse and the Rider -Ex.15:1; In Him We Live and Move -Acts17:28; We are a Chosen Generation -1Pet.2:9; I will Enter His Gates -Ps.100:4; It Is A Good Thing To Give Thanks Unto The Lord -Ps.92:1; Thy Word -Ps.119;105; King of Kings -Rev.19:16; Fear Not For I Am With You -Is.41:10; Great Is The Lord -Ps.48:1; Lift Jesus Higher -John12:32; Beauty For Ashes -Isa.61:3; Put on the Garment of Praise -Isa.61:3; We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise -Heb.13:15; Rejoice In the Lord Always -Phil.4:4; Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord -Ps.66:1;98:4;100:1; I Will Never Forget You My People -Is.49:15-16; Love, Love -Matt.22:37-39; Know Ye Not 1Cor.3:16; It's Done -John19:30] and many more. |