“God gives us hope,” he adds. “This world most often promises much more than it can deliver. But God promises our greatest joy is yet to be experienced.”
And indeed, from the moment that Where Do Blessings Come From? begins this uplifting theme is front and center, given life in vivid, distinctive musical gems that underline the strength and clarity of Bishop’s writing:
Oh yes you will… oh yes you will…
Jesus has said… there is a place…
You’ll be happier still.
You’re thinking your best days have come to an end,
You’ll never be that happy again.
Oh yes you will… oh yes you will.
Casting that same message in Biblical form, focus track “Over and Over Again” recounts the stories of David, Daniel and the Exodus between exultant choruses:
God has proven Himself… over and over and over again.
God has proven Himself… over and over and over again.
There’s not a mountain that He can’t move.
He doesn’t have anything left to prove.
God has proven Himself… over and over and over again
As the collection progresses through the half dozen singles that have kept listeners entranced since early 2025’s “Grandkids” and another handful of brand new songs, the full range of perspectives explored — from the everyday to the eternal — not only affirms the optimism that God’s Word delivers to believers, but makes a compelling case that Mark Bishop is among the most masterful songwriters in today’s Gospel music.
“There was no love before God,” says Bishop, “just an empty void. He not only created the heavens and the earth, He created an inner universe of love and peace and overwhelming joy that was as new as the mountains and the seas.
“And He created blessings; little nods and kisses from an eternal plane. Blessings are little artifacts of God’s love that have leaked down from heaven. It’s a love so grand that not even Heaven can contain it.
“The God who created you… that’s where your blessings come from!”
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