Are we listening to a new video by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli? If Celine and Andrea are some of your favorite artists to listen to, then you will fall in love with ‘The Prayer,’ a father-daughter duet by Mat and Savannah Shaw.
GodTube has been following Mat and Savvanah ever since they first went viral and Savannah asked her dad to help her with a song she was practicing for the choir during the pandemic.
The song she happened to be practicing was ‘The Prayer,’ which was originally made famous by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli in 1998.
Little did everyone know–Savannah was blessed with the gift to perform just like her dad. Overnight, they become a viral sensation. It’s not just because they can sing, it’s because when you listen to the pair, you sense God’s presence surrounding you. The daddy-daughter duo went from singing in their living room to finding themselves center stage. I imagine neither one of them would ever have dreamed their love for music would have taken them this far.
They sing, “ I pray you'll be our eyes and watch us where we go. And help us to be wise in times when we don't know. Let this be our prayer. When we lose our way. Lead us to a place. Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.”
I wonder if we would enjoy prayer more if we sang our prayers instead of whispering. I wonder how our prayers would sound to God if we put as much passion and fervor into it as much as Matt and Savannah do with their music.
Their music blesses us with comfort, joy, and reminders of the promises of our heavenly father. This performance is no different. Dressed in their best, they once again perform a song that ushers us into the presence of God and blesses our souls.
We hope this performance brought you a little closer to Jesus today. May it bless your soul and lift you up to our heavenly father.
Circumstances and situations in life can leave us questioning whether God is near and still working. God’s Word is clear about those instances whenever doubt starts to creep in about His faithfulness. Deuteronomy 31:8 mentions that the Lord will never fail us or forsake us.
One family sings a beautiful song together about the faithfulness of Christ. The video for The Asidors’ song “Jesus Never Fails” opens in a gorgeous city park.
The camera slowly tilts down, and we see a little girl standing in the park who begins belting out the lyrics. The video then quickly transitions to show a young male child who sings that those who have cried out for the name of Jesus can all testify that He has never failed them.
An older female child sings about Christ's sacrifice for you and me when he died on the cross and then rose from the grave, defeating sin and death.
Seconds later, mom and dad join their four young children and sing the beloved hymn. While everyone sounds fantastic on their own, they all really shine together.
The song’s chorus is powerful, a message we should all strive to remember during one of life’s many dark and distressing periods.
“Jesus never fails, Jesus never fails
You might as well get thee behind me, Satan
You cannot prevail, because Jesus never fails”
“Oh Lord, give us families like this in every part of our world showing the greatness of our God! All of you blessed me so much this morning! Praise God,” one person wrote.
“Your family is a living Testimony that Jesus never fails.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful song,” someone else posted.
1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom you were called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Alphonzo Smith looks at the spiritual clock as the day of the Lord grows closer. As he pray in the spirit, he wars with the enemy who is always out to derail him. Through faith, Alphonzo continues to march on and encourage others in the fight. After walking through a valley of darkness he is attacked by demons. Alphonzo prays to Jesus Christ and supernatural power through the Holy Spirit overcomes him. He escapes the valley and flees to a Holy Mountain where he gives praise to the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Names and titles are important to most of the population. They oddly become part of our identities, defining who we are as a person. Those titles and names help signal to others who and what we are. For instance, some who obtain a doctorate, even when not in the medical field, insist on being referred to as “Dr.” But as one song mentions, there is a name and title that means so much more than any earthly distinction or moniker.
Matthew West’s “You Changed My Name” states how Christ came in and changed his life and name. In the opening verse, the songwriter mentions that this development happened simply because of Christ’s unfailing love for him as a sinner. Because of this love, the songwriter's life has been completely changed for the better.
“My name was lost ‘til Your love reached down
You rescued me, now my name is found
I was a slave to my sin and shame”
The song’s second verse alludes to the passage in 2 Corinthians chapter 5 in which Paul writes that anyone has become a new creation if they follow and believe in Christ. The “old is gone” and “now my name is new,” the song points out.
This new name, the songwriter indicates, is powerful enough that it can and does overcome anything that the enemy may call out. Instead, the old sinful creature is long gone, and this person has become and is called a “chosen child of God.”
Because of God’s great love for us, we have been saved, become a new creation and now have a new name. Our new names, our new selves are certainly nothing we could have ever earned or done ourselves.
Common courtesy would dictate acknowledging an act of kindness by responding with “thank you” or another phrase or gesture to indicate appreciation for the deed. Knowing and understanding this, how much more should Christians praise the Lord for what He has done? What should Christians do to acknowledge the sacrifice and the love that God showers upon us daily?
Brandon Lake’s song “Gratitude” is a beautiful tune with pointed lyrics about the need to be thankful and praise God for all He has done in our lives. The song also points out that no matter the amount of praise heaped upon the Lord, it will never be enough.
The song wastes no time in getting to its central message. The need and requirement to praise the Lord are found in verses one and two. However, both verses also add that we can never adequately repay and thank Him for what He has done. He deserves unending praise and worship, the lyrics point out.
The track draws attention to the idea that even songs of praise are not enough because they all eventually conclude but that God has no endpoint.
Instead, the chorus mentions that the only thing Christians can do in this case is to praise Him once again.
“So, I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah, hallelujah”
As Christians, we are instructed to praise the Lord. Throughout God’s Word, believers are called on to praise God for his good works and never-ending love and grace.
No amount of giving or praise will ever be enough to repay the price He paid for you and me. The only thing we can do is, much like the song states, praise Him once again!
What a wonderful song with an eye-opening and truth-filled message.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
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