Blessed

Blessed Be Your Name - by Matt & Berth Redman

Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful,
Where Your streams of abundance flow, blessed be Your name;
And blessed be Your name when I'm found in the desert place,
Though I walk through the wilderness, blessed be Your name.

Blessed be Your name when the sun's shining down on me,
When the world's "all as it should be", blessed be Your name;
And blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering,
Though there's pain in the offering, blessed be Your name.

Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise,
And when the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say:

Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name;
Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name.

You give and take away; You give and take away;
My heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be Your name.



I remember hearing and learning this song a while back, and it really ministered to me. I saw all the parts about being in the desert and the wilderness, when there's suffering and pain, when you're in the darkness, and when God takes away; our response - "Blessed be Your name." Even when we're smack dab in the middle of a trial and we feel like there's no hope, "Blessed be Your name." This song really ministered to me as God was taking me through trials.

And then I heard this song again a couple months ago, and I saw the other half of the song. I saw the parts about the land being plentiful, where the streams were flowing abundantly, when the sun's shining, when everything is right, when we're being blessed, and when God gives; our response - "Blessed be Your name." When things are going well and life is good, "Blessed be Your name." This song really ministered to me as God was blessing abundantly.

I have no doubt that there will be more trials and pain and suffering as God allows me to remain on this earth, but I also know that God brings deliverance, is kind, is gracious, and is merciful. Wherever we're at in life - good times, bad times, or in between - "Blessed be Your Name."

"...Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?"(Job 2:10)