Blessed be your name

Many of you will know the Matt Redman song Blessed be your name

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

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

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

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

I have to start by saying that the Newsboys version is the best. Musically they rock!!!

However the key to this song is the deep truth that are in its words. The extra bit...

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

God gives. God can take away. In the good times it is easy to sing God's praises and bless His name. In the bad times it becomes more difficult. However it remains a choice.

What does your heart choose???

I think God really wants us to choose to bless His name, no matter the circumstance. His name is of great value!