Hello my Hive Open Mic Family and Community. You are welcome to Hive Open Mic week One hundred and fifty-seven. The Theme of this week is "Al Dios Que Adoramos" which means "The God We Worship" in English. And this theme was selected by 
Hola mi familia y comunidad de Hive Open Mic. Sean bienvenidos a la semana ciento cincuenta y siete de Hive Open Mic. El Tema de esta semana es "Al Dios Que Adoramos" que significa "The God We Worship" en inglés. Y este tema fue seleccionado por
I woke up this morning (Friday) and, surprisingly, I was humming a tune. Strange, right? Yea, for Ksam, it is somehow strange.
After few minutes of trying to figure out where I heard this beautiful tune from, viola! I got my answers!
"Lord you are the Most High," a song by the Nigerian artist Flavour and Semah G. Weifur, who is a Liberian born blind singer.
The funny thing is that while the song is obviously a Gospel song, the main musician in question, Flavour, isn't a Gospel artist. In fact, he sang a song that was nearly censored due to the "corruptness" of the song (lol).
So, this got me thinking....
Why should a Secular artist venture into singing Gospel music? Can this "gospel" music be sung in the Church? In fact, does this music qualify as Gospel music simply because it extols the greatness of God?
Esta mañana (viernes) me he despertado y, sorprendentemente, estaba tarareando una melodía. Extraño, ¿verdad? Sí, para Ksam es algo extraño.
Después de unos minutos intentando averiguar de dónde había oído esta bonita melodía, ¡viola! Tengo la respuesta.
"Lord you are the Most High", una canción del artista nigeriano Flavour y Semah G. Weifur, una cantante ciega nacida en Liberia.
Lo curioso es que, aunque la canción es obviamente gospel, el músico principal en cuestión, Flavour, no es un artista gospel. De hecho, cantó una canción que estuvo a punto de ser censurada por "corrupta".
Esto me hizo pensar: ....
¿Por qué debería un artista laico aventurarse a cantar música gospel? ¿Puede esta música "gospel" cantarse en la Iglesia? De hecho, ¿se puede considerar que esta música es evangélica simplemente porque ensalza la grandeza de Dios?
So many questions were left unanswered. However, in as much as we cannot be 100% certain about his intentions, if its for praising God or something else, one thing is certain: The song expresses the yearning of one who seeks to extol God's greatness, and who finds time to always worship God amidst his unique schedule and lifestyle.
Why do I say this?
In the second verse, Flavour gives a list of activities during the week comprising his workout schedule, Studio session, chilling/fun activities, performing shows and praising God. Yet, he singles out the latter as that which is his best.
In as much as many may argue that it isn't a genuine way to worship God, that you should worship God everyday of your life (which is absolutely correct), I still believe that everyone is different, and God isn't a "mechanical God". He understands each and everyone of us; he knows our personal struggles and how we constantly yearn for him in the midst of our sinful state.
God will never push away anyone who worships Him with a humble and sincere heart. He understands our weaknesses and he'd give us the strength and grace to fight them off; individually and together as we help each other in this race of Salvation.
Tantas preguntas quedaron sin respuesta. Sin embargo, aunque no podemos estar seguros al 100% de sus intenciones, si es para alabar a Dios o para otra cosa, una cosa es cierta: La canción expresa el anhelo de alguien que busca ensalzar la grandeza de Dios, y que siempre encuentra tiempo para adorar a Dios en medio de su horario y estilo de vida únicos.
¿Por qué digo esto?
En la segunda estrofa, Flavour enumera sus actividades semanales: entrenamientos, sesiones de estudio, actividades relajantes y divertidas, actuaciones y alabanzas a Dios. Sin embargo, destaca esta última como la mejor.
Aunque muchos puedan argumentar que no es una forma auténtica de adorar a Dios, que hay que adorar a Dios todos los días de la vida (lo cual es absolutamente correcto), yo sigo creyendo que cada persona es diferente, y que Dios no es un "Dios mecánico". Él nos entiende a todos y cada uno de nosotros; conoce nuestras luchas personales y cómo le anhelamos constantemente en medio de nuestro estado pecaminoso.
Dios nunca apartará a nadie que le adore con un corazón humilde y sincero. Él entiende nuestras debilidades y nos dará la fuerza y la gracia para luchar contra ellas; individualmente y juntos mientras nos ayudamos unos a otros en esta carrera de Salvación.
So I tried to shock some people like 
Yea, I can't sing but I still want to shock them, since I don't want them to predict me.
I decided to sing this piece to the God I worship, to extol His greatness and give him thanks as it should be.
Don't laugh too much oooo
Also, that Igbo sentence was too long and I forgot the line, please don't laugh... (lol).
I hope you enjoy this piece and are blessed by this piece.
Así que traté de sorprender a algunas personas como
Si, no se cantar pero aun asi quiero impactarlos, ya que no quiero que me predigan.
Decidí cantarle esta pieza al Dios que adoro, para ensalzar su grandeza y darle las gracias como debe ser.
No te rías demasiado oooo
Además, esa frase en igbo era demasiado larga y se me olvidó la línea, por favor no se rían... (lol).
Espero que disfruten de esta pieza y sean bendecidos por ella.
Here is the lyrics for those interested
Lord, you are the most high
Halloweth be thy name
You tell me say make I no worry
That everything’s gonna be okay
You are the father to the fatherless The miracle working God
You make the blind man to see
You make the cripple man to walk
You are the lily of Galilee
You make the impossible possible
I woke up strong on a Monday
I go to gym on a Tuesday
Then to the studio on Wednesday
I work it out till Thursday morning
I be chilling on Friday
I play some shows on Saturday
If you ask me what my best day is
Its when I praise you on Sunday morning
Aga ma turu gi mma mma (I will give you praise)
Mu na ezi n’ulom u ga na e to gi oh (My family and I will continue to worship you)
Makana chi anyi di mma (because our God is good)
Halloweth be thy name
Lyrics from Jesusful.com
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