Sunday, March 27, 2011

Psalm 23 from Jesus' perspective

Some insight into Harp & Bowl model: On  a "Worship with the Word" cycle  the team chooses (beforehand) what portion of scripture to do. For about 2 months we sang Psalm 23. Side note- singing scripture has unlocked my heart like none other. Nothing gets the word in me like singing it.  Matt Candler or someone asked Mike Bickle what he'd tell someone if he was on his deathbed. Mike replied, "Sing scripture". But really, my heart just seems to open up... anyways
Psalm 23.
For most of those months we sang it as it is read, from our perspective to God. But one day my worship team leader dropped the idea to sing it from Jesus' perspective, as Psalm 23 is between Psalm 22 which is definetly what Jesus say/goes through and 24.
It was a totally new concept, everyone was excited... I was a little nervous. The first  time we sang it through I realized how little I had to sing from the perspective of Jesus. I had no language, and I didn't know what to sing. I'd never thought about it like that.   But we did it again and again, and it was soo amazing.
Jesus followed the Lord's leading
it please the Father to crush Him

these are some of the choruses that came out:
  • Everything you needed came from the Father's hand, You were leaning, You were trusting
  • You said, not my will, but yours be done
  • Jesus you were broken for a Bride, Jesus you were broken for our love
  • Into your hands I commit my spirit
  • For the joy set before you, you endured, you obeyed
Really fun singing and reading that Psalm from another perspective!

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