“Trust in God” by Elevation Worship || Worship With Me #33

Welcome back to my latest music review series, “Worship with Me.” This series introduces you to new worship music that you might have heard before. I aim to connect with you through worship and build your relationship with God in ways you might not have tried.

Today’s song is “Trust in God” by Elevation Worship. This band has continued producing some of my favorite worship songs. I was never a fan of worship music before I got into their discography because of its repetitive design. Still, now I can’t stop listening to their songs. “See a Victory,” “Our God,” and “Jireh” are some of my favorites, to name a few. There are many more that I can go on and on about, but I need to contain myself. I thank God for blessing Chris Brown and Steven Furtick for the gifts, discernment, recruiting, and talents they bring to their worship team. They have helped me walk through some tough seasons of my life. They have the party praise songs like “Praise,” and they have the softer, reflective anthems like “Mercy” and “Wait on You.” I will never stop sharing how much I love their music.

Elevation Worship’s Chris Brown did an interview with The Christian Beat and had this to say about the song’s meaning: “Psalm 125 says, ‘Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.’ What an incredible promise. For all the things we encounter that aim to make us anxious and fearful, this scripture holds the secret to a stable and peace-filled life. I believe the truth in this song is a needed confession for all of us seeking to follow Jesus daily.”

 (Quoted from: https://www.air1.com/music/blog/behind-the-music/faith-behind-the-song-trust-in-god-elevation-worship-6214)

Finding peace in an anxious world is the blessing above all blessings! That peace comes from trusting God, which I’ve struggled with, thanks to my analytical brain. It’s taken literally, “How can I trust in something that I can’t see and don’t understand?” Yet that’s where faith comes in, and it has grown within me over the last few years. All that being said, let’s talk about some of my favorite lyrics:

Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine

He’s been my fourth man in the fire, time after time

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood

And what He did for me on Calvary is more than enough

This song’s callback to the older, classic hymns is a nice touch. It makes me call back to my experiences as a Christian early in my life and reflect on my growth and progress. Jesus being the fourth man in the fire refers to the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Daniel 3. Listen to it here:

25           “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god!”

26           Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”

God was their protector, able to escape being burned alive without any harm to them. Nebuchadnezzar was so awe that he decreed that no one is to make fun of the God they worshipped due to his ultimate power. Fast forward to seeing that power on the cross as Jesus sacrificed his own life so that our sins can be forgiven and we can have a confident and bold relationship with our heavenly Father. We have a fresh foundation in our relationship with God and are washed clean of our sins through his sacrifice. It’s a message that will stick with me always.

Perfection submission, all is at rest

I know the author of tomorrow has ordered my steps

So this is my story and this is my song

I’m praising my risen King and Savior all the day long.

Submission is a word that doesn’t mean what we refer to today. I’ve understood it as a cooperative and sacrificial relationship that requires us to follow the guidance of each member of the relationship. Pastor Mike Todd says, “We must be sub to the mission.” We must be willing to sacrifice our life desires to follow the mission set before us as followers of Christ. Because of that submission, there’s peace. There’s also a path to our days that God sets before us. Do we always follow it? Probably not. Does God love us less when we don’t follow it? Absolutely not. God loves us always. The paths we take through life define our story. As long as we include discerning the right and wrong ways of life in our path, we can rest and praise in our loving relationship with our heavenly Father.

Next week is the last week of our summer worship series! I hope you all enjoyed it because I have so much more than I thought. There might be more this fall, but that will depend on how well this series does. If there are over 200 views over the 13 parts of this series, I’ll continue them. I’ll also do another Christmas series like this. Until next week, stay blessed!