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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

One Thing I Ask of the Lord | I Don't Have to Pretend + Victory

 


In the dark be a Light ...
Let Your fire lead at night.
When our foes come to fight,
We need You on our side.
Hell tried it.
God denied it.

And so you ask,
"What can I do if even
the mighty, wealthy, and wise
are compromised in 
the fight against the night
if even they have not the power
to defeat the darkness with light?"

My friend, the greatest thing
that anyone can do is
something that everyone can do.

Light a candle.
It's that simple.
You take a candle of hope
and then you light it
with the flame of faith.
Have faith and believe
in the hopeful idea that
And when the Son arrives
all of our tears will be wiped
from our eyes ...

Death will no longer have power
for it will be Glory Hour.

+ Victory Boyd


Glory Hour by Victory Boyd

"One Thing" arrives off Victory Boyd's latest album, Glory Hour. Boyd revealed she made the project "after five years of what felt like setbacks" and "serves as a representation of God's grace in [her] life."

Victory Boyd
2013 A.D.

One thing,
One thing I have asked of the Lord,
That I may dwell
In the house of the Lord
All of the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord
Every day and every night.
I want to meditate in His temple,
Resting in the glory of His light.
It's the one thing that I'm searching for ...

One thing that I ask of the Lord,
I want to be with You
Every single day of my life.

All I want is to hear Him speak
And everything will be alright.
Just like Mary sat at His feet,
Can't nobody take away my right.
So I walk with a heart of faith,
I refuse to live by sight.
All the demons that had me chained
All of a sudden are put to flight
When I call on the name 
Of my Savior, Jesus Christ,
Instantly, I start to reign
Over my enemies left and right
'Cause I know my God is great,
And He's already won the fight
So I won't be afraid of 
The terror that comes by night.
(Chorus)

Oh, chill, you don't have to deal
Lean on the arms of
The Father who can heal
Be still; why, all I see is hell?
Fighting to be well 
Just like everybody else, 
So snap, wait, Coming up the back
All my enemies
Aiming at me with attacks
Trying to kill, steal, 
Discourage me with bills but
Come rescue,
He knows how you feel.
He knows how to make
These threats no longer real
Jesus, fill me up with one thing ...
(Chorus)

Victory Boyd says, “My song ‘El Shaddai’ is a cry out to God from a place of humility. It’s from this place that I’ve personally experienced Him come to my rescue and clothe me in His strength.” She adds, “I want people to connect with this song and experience the power of El-Shaddai in their weakest moments.” Meaning “God Almighty” in Hebrew, “El Shaddai” is a song that sees Victory call out for God’s protection in times of darkness. Sandwiching the harmoniously sung, "We need you on our side, El Shaddai" chorus, her verses see her “rebuke suicide.”

Victory Boyd
2023 A.D.

We lift up our eyes.
We rebuke suicide.
We cast all care aside.
We bow down our pride.
Rescue us from the tide.
On Your wings, lift us high.
In the dark be a Light.
We need You on our side.

El Shaddai,
We need You on our side.

Let Your cloud be our guide.
Let Your fire lead at night.
When our foes come to fight,
We need You on our side.
(Chorus)

Hell tried it,
God denied it.
El Shaddai,
El Shaddai.
Baal we bind,
Tell 'em why.
We ridin' with El Shaddai,
El Shaddai.

I don't have to pretend
Like everything's okay.
That's not what Jesus meant 
When He said to have faith.
If you see me crying, 
I'm being true
Instead of lying 
About what I'm going through.
I'm trusting God
To heal my every wound.
And I know He will.
He makes all things new.

+ Victory Boyd
I Don't Have to Pretend

May God's Kingdom come, His will be done.
Que le Royaume de Dieu vienne,
que sa volonté soit faite.

愿神的国降临,愿神的旨意成就。
Nguyện xin Nước Chúa đến, ý Ngài được nên.
Jesús nuestra Rey, venga Tu reino!

🙏💗🍞🍷👑🌅🌇

With anticipation and joy,

Rev. Mike “Sully” Sullivan


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