SONG SPOTLIGHT
Mack Brock // “Into Dust”
Doug Doppler with Mack Brock
For a long time we shared song charts with As humans, we tend to measure our self-worth [WM] Mack, thanks for joining us! You are
each issue, so we’re super excited to kick by our successes. As believers, we know that stepping into a new season as a worship
start that again. But rather than just share the it is God who ‘gave us the gift’ and chooses leader and as a songwriter. Although you have
charts, we wanted to take a deeper look into what He’s going to breathe life into, not us. To numerous successes behind you, it has to be
the worship artists and songs that are speaking step into what God has for us, sometimes we a bit of a faith walk believing that God will show
to all of us. have to leave the success of the season past, if the same kind of favor in this season as he has
we’re committed to see what God has waiting in the past. Are there any Bible verses that have
for us in the season to come. really spoken to you in this season, and if so,
In the busyness of life, it is easy to forget that
the songs we play on Sunday to min ister to
which ones?
others are also designed to minister to us. In listening to the “Into Dust” it is clear that Mack Discovering that the worship leaders behind our carries something that is uniquely his. We’re [Mack] The two passages of scripture that
favorite songs struggle with the same kinds of excited to share this song with you as well as have been foundational for me and my family
challenges that we do is key to understanding the insights of the worship artist behind it! these past few years have been Joshua 6 (the
why these songs speak to us as worship walls of Jericho falling) and Exodus 14 (Moses
musicians. leading the Israelites through the Red Sea).
Both stories have been something my wife and
“Give Me Faith” was the first song that I heard I have discussed a lot in this season – stepping
from Elevation Worship. Together with the out into the unknown, being obedient when it
immensely popular “Do It Again” these songs do doesn’t seem to make sense. God constantly
a great job of ‘bookending’ Mack’s contribution asked the Israelites to simply trust him - no
as a member of the Elevation Worship team. matter how absurd it might look.
Having faith isn’t necessarily walking with full
confidence or having no fear. For us, it’s been
just being obedient. Speaking with the Lord,
reading his word, trusting him even in the
middle of our fear, speaking confidence into our
family and circumstance, even if we’re lacking
that internally.
And he’s proved over and over again that we
can trust Him. That He is with us every step of
every day. It’s been a good year.
[WM] When we’re broken and our dreams
feel like nothing but dust is often the time that
God ministers to us most powerfully. This song
is a great reminder of that, both individually and
congregationally. What advice do you have for
worship team leaders, members, or believers
in general about having ‘eyes to see and ears
to hear’ so we are ready to be the ‘hands and
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