Judah Smith Interlude
Lana Del Rey Lyrics

Don't you understand what that means?
Do you comprehend the significance of this statement?

It means quit lusting after your neighbor
It implies that one should not covet their neighbor's possessions.

That's a heck of a life
That is an exceptional way to live.

You get to love your children in front of you
You have the opportunity to adore and cherish the children in your proximity.

You get to love, you have to talk to somebody about a new life
You are capable of loving and connecting with others while having discussions about new opportunities and transformations in life.

I don't love my wife anymore, I don't love my kids anymore
I do not have feelings of love for my spouse or children anymore.

Missin' out on life, they're usually my age
I am missing out on life with my family, who are usually of a similar age to me.

Does that sound like love?
Does that seem like love to you?

It's a life dominated with lust
It's a life ruled by the desire for material possessions and physical pleasure.

And for too long, they've been holding on
They have been desperately clinging to their desires for an extended period of time.

And finally, they just get weak and they say
Eventually, they become powerless and utter the following words.

It doesn't matter anymore
It is no longer important to me.

And the Spirit of God says
The Holy Spirit proclaims

I'll infuse you with desires
I will inspire you with new aspirations.

With what you have and what's in front of you (yeah, yeah)
With the things that you already have and those that are available to you.

(Desires for what you have, okay)
(Aspirations for what you presently own, alright?)

So, as He works deep in your heart
As God works profoundly in your heart.

As you call out to Him, and say
As you cry out to God and state

I'm here doin' it, man
I am currently attempting to do this.

Help me want what I got
Assist me in desiring what I already possess.

Help me love what's in front of me
Help me appreciate what is in my immediate surroundings.

Help me want more of my wife and more of my friends
Assist me in yearning for more time with my spouse and friends.

And help me serve the city I live in
And enable me to serve the community where I reside.

And not wish it away and hope I can move
And not desire to leave and hope for a different location.

Help me, God
Assist me, God.

I wanna be a man of love
I aspire to be a person who demonstrates love to others.

Not a man in lust
Not someone who is motivated by lustful desires.

But you gotta do that
But you must take action to accomplish this.

And so I bring you to this verse, and I'm done, I'm done
And now, I direct your attention to this passage, and I have concluded speaking.

Psalms Chapter 8
Psalm 8 of the Bible.

And do you know where I got this verse?
Do you know where I derived this passage?

This is gonna sound crazy to you, but I'm gonna tell you the absolute truth
This may appear insane, but it is the truth.

It's gonna make me sound so superior to us all
It may cause me to seem superior to others.

I'm looking forward to it
I am anticipating what you will think of me.

I woke up this morning and God said, "Check the Bible"
I heard God tell me to read the Bible when I awoke this morning.

I don't know if it was God, but it felt like God
I am uncertain if the message was from God, but it felt like it was.

I thought the thought in my head, "Check the Bible"
The idea to read the Bible came to my mind.

I'm gonna speak to you from the verse of the day
I intend to speak about today's selected passage.

That means I don't have to do anything, I don't have to look anywhere
That means I do not need to put in any effort or search for a verse elsewhere.

Just look at the verse of the day
Simply read the chosen passage of the day.

So I get to the verse of the day and here's the verse of the day
When I arrived at the chosen verse, this was the passage.

Today, in the Bible
This is the scripture for today.

Look at the splendor of the skies
Observe the magnificence of the heavens.

You creative genius glowing in the Heavens
You brilliant creator shining in the sky.

When I gaze, when I gaze at Your moon and Your stars
When I look at the moon and stars that You have made,

Mounted like jewels in their setting
Placed perfectly like sparkling gemstones.

I know You are the fascinating artist who fashioned it all
I comprehend that You are the captivating artist who created everything.

When I look up and I see such wonder and workmanship above
When I gaze up at such incredible craftsmanship above me,

I have to ask this question
It compels me to ask the following inquiry.

I gotta ask this question
I must ask this particular question.

Compared to all this cosmic glory
In comparison to all of this cosmic grandeur,

Why would you ever bother with puny, mortal man or be
Why would You ever concern Yourself with insignificant, mortal man or

Ooh, don't get me started
Oh, I could go on and on about this.

I could read you another hour on infatuated
I could go on for another hour about Your love for humanity.

Or be infatuated with Adam's son?
Or be enamored with the descendants of Adam?

Why are you so infatuated with me?
Why are You so captivated with me?

You're the star reader, You're the ocean maker (yeah, yeah)
You are the observer of the stars and the creator of the oceans.

You're the whale creator, you're the rhino designer
You made the whales and designed the rhinos.

Who do, are you man? (Rhino designer)
Who are You, man? (Designer of the rhinoceros)

And then it goes on in verse 5
And then verse 5 continues.

And it says, "Yet what honor you have given to me
It states, "Although you have bestowed tremendous honor upon me,

Created only a little lower than Elohim
You created humanity just slightly lower than the divine beings.

Which is the name of Creator God
Elohim is the name of the God who created everything.

Artist God"
The God who is a magnificent artist."

You wanna call God "Artist?"
Do you desire to refer to God as "Artist?"

At some point tonight before you go to bed, be like
At some point before you retire for the night, say to yourself

"Yo, Elohim," and He'll hear, "You're the best artist ever"
"Hey, God," and He will hear you say, "You are an incredible artist."

Below Elohim, crowned like kings and queens with glory and magnificence
In a slightly lower position than Elohim, but still crowned with glory and magnificence like royalty.

You have delighted, You have delegated to them mastery over all you have made
You have taken pleasure in replicating Your power and authority over creation in humanity.

You've made me a partner with you
You have made me a participant with You.

I wish to think my preaching was mostly about you
I would like to believe that the majority of my preaching is centered around You.

And you're not gonna like this but I'm gonna tell you the truth
You may not appreciate this, but I am going to be honest with you.

I've discovered my preaching is mostly about me
I have realized that the majority of my preaching is about myself.