![]() and not the tasty kind in Phở Bò.įirstly, I think we need to visit the 10 Commandments, specifically the last couple of commands:Įxodus 20:1-17 (ESV) | The Ten CommandmentsĢ0 And God spoke all these words, saying,Ģ “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.ģ “You shall have no other gods before me.Ĥ “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ![]() So, not only do we have the individual heartbroken over dreams, they’re dreams that roll by like limousines? So they are big dreams? Is this where our Christian focus should be properly fixed? On the wealthy? on the Celebrity? on the spectacle? Hard to keep believing in what, exactly? Your dream-destiny thingy, or on the Person and Work of Jesus Christ who died on the cross and rose again on the third day so that by His blood we may be forgiven of our sin and gain eternal life? We’re going to camp out on these lines now, because once we get this cleared up the rest of the song is tripe…. ![]() It’s the next portion of the first verse that has me rather frustrated. So the unclear sun that doesn’t shine could be an internal mood thing or an external circumstance thing. Vague pronoun use is part of TobyMac’s colloquial style. Not clear on the pronouns if it’s a scenario where the person feels that way because their own light isn’t shining (depressed) or if its because of a trial the God has brought (or allowed to be brought) upon the individual. What’s the dilemma? Well, we have a heartbreak day when someone feels isolated and alone… but not like in a scorching desert rather, it’s like being in the dead of winter under a prolonged night… no sunshine. Here, TobyMac presents the dilemma for the first time. So what’s wrong with that? Well, the song doesn’t get any more helpful than that, and there are lines that suggest that victory will be born out in our circumstances and that we’ll have our prayers answered because God’s not yet finished with us so we need to move, keep walkin’. ![]() So the over arching theme of this song is simple: Don’t let your current circumstances bring you down, just keep doing the Christian thing and eventually you’ll have victory. I can hold your hand, but I can’t turn your eyes to freedomĪnd lift your head, it ain’t over yet, ain’t over yet Discussion You’re feelin’ like you can’t buy a break Move, keep walkin’ until the mornin’ comesĪnd lift your head, it ain’t over yet, ain’t over yetĪre the words that your sweet momma said, Move, keep walkin’ soldier keep movin’ on Well, lift your head, it ain’t over yet, ain’t over yet so I know you’re feeling like you got nothing left I know your prayers ain’t been answered yet We’ll do our best to clean up the narrative, but frankly this is a rather indulgent and empty motivation song. We’ll work through the lyric together, but this song ends up being the musical equivalent to “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.” There’s no Gospel here, no Law, just empty cheer-leading and an allusion to a false promise. In today’s song, I’m not even sure he’s clear on what the problem is. TobyMac puts out another motivational song devoid of scriptural foundation or prescription. ![]() Today we’ll be taking a look at “Move (Keep Walkin’)” by TobyMac which currently sits at #16 on the 20theCountdownMagazine. So no matter what is going on we need to love one each other.April 4, 2016. God is my G □□❤️ Comment by Morgan Osmon Genre Christian Comment by tonyBIGDdelaney ![]()
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