Planetboom – Jesus over Everything

Planetboom is an organization run in the same vein as Hillsong, Bethel, and Elevation worship, that a church organization runs and releases albums under a band name. Created in 2016 by Planetshakers Church, the same church organization that releases albums under the name Planetshakers, Planetboom hopes to reach their younger audiences with Bible-based songs using musical styles amicable to that age group.

Planetboom released four albums, including:

• Jesus Over Everything (2019)
• JC Squad (January 2021)
• JC Squad (Live with the Squad) (2021)
• Youth Group Foyer Vibes, Vol.1 (2021)

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1. What message does the song communicate?

This song tells us explicitly that Jesus is over everything, adding some examples in much the same way that Paul examples “nothing separates us from God’s love” in Romans 8:38-39.  Jesus is greater than:

• Human movement
• Human love
• Hard heartedness
• Human salvation
• Generational rulers
• Other names
• Temptation
• Sin
• Desperation
• Fear
• Sickness
• Emptiness
• Loneliness
• Silence
• Shame
• Wasted potential
• Racism
• Hatred
• Violence
• Sinful anger
• Substance abuse
• Status
• Fame
• Pride
• Vanity
• Addiction to escape reality
• Identity struggles
• Death
• Lies
• Money
• Things
• False gods

It also says Jesus is unique, the Truth, and the Way.  Planetboom responds to all these things with total surrender.

Score: 10/10

2. How much of the lyrics line up with Scripture?

This song radiates with Biblical concepts that perfectly align with Scripture.

[Verse 1]

Lines 1 and 2: That is because we are sinners (Psalm 14:1-3, Psalm 53:1-3, Job 15:14, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, and 1 John 1:8-10) and Jesus is without sin (Isaiah 53:9, Matthew 27:24, John 19:4, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 Peter 2:21-23, and 1 John 3:5).  He is morally perfect (Leviticus 11:44-45, Leviticus 19:2, Deuteronomy 32:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalm 12:6, Psalm 18:30, Psalm 19:7-11, Psalm 25:8, Psalm 92:15, Isaiah 26:7, Matthew 5:48, Mark 10:18, Luke 18:19, Romans 12:1-2, and 1 Peter 1:16).

Line 3: Jesus can transform hard, stony hearts into flesh (Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:33, and Hebrews 8:10).

Line 4: See commentary on lines 1 and 2.

[Verse 2]

Line 1: Aside from the shedding of Jesus’ blood, there is no forgiveness of sins (Hebrews 9:22).

Line 2: Christ is greater than any obstacle that Planetboom faces (Deuteronomy 10:17, Psalm 8:3-4, Psalm 147:5, Job 26:14, Isaiah 40:28, and Isaiah 55:8-9).

Lines 3 and 4: In response to Jesus’ love, Planetboom obeys Him (Matthew 25:34-40, John 14:15, John 14:21-24, John 15:10-14, 1 Peter 1:14-15, 1 John 2:3-5, 1 John 4:19-20, 1 John 5:2-3, and 2 John 1:6).

Side Note: This is not saying that Planetboom will not serve the Father or Holy Spirit, as all of them are God.

[Chorus]

Lines 1 and 2: Who else but Jesus is both 100% God and 100% man simultaneously? Christians theologians call this the hypostatic union.

Line 3: This is so because Christ is King (Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 11:10, Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1-6, John 12:15, John 18:37, 1 Timothy 6:13-16, Revelation 17:14, and Revelation 19:11-16).

Line 4: Essentially repeats line 1.

[Verse 3]

Line 1: Quotes from part of John 14:6.

Line 2: According to Philippians 2:9, this title was given to Jesus by the Father.

Lines 3 and 4: This is the essence of praying without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).  Also known as an attitude of gratitude.

[Post-Chorus]

Line 1: Essentially repeats Chorus, line 1.

Line 2: More praise.

Line 3: Essentially repeats Verse 3, line 2.

[Bridge]

Line 1: Jesus, who was tempted and did not sin (Hebrews 4:15), can help us overcome temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13 and Hebrews 2:18).

Line 2: If Christ is greater than temptation (see line 1), and temptation, when embraces, causes sin (James 1:14-16), then Jesus is also greater than sin. He also gives rest to those who place their anxiety and depression onto Him (Matthew 11:28-30).

Line 3: His perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18).  As for sickness, He also healed many of their sicknesses.

Line 4: Isolation is the sickness, with feelings of desolation and rejection as symptoms.  His cure is a personal relationship with Himself (John 15:1-11, Acts 17:27, Romans 8:15, Romans 11:16-24, and Philippians 3:8-10 ).

Line 5: We’re often silent because we are afraid, which was addressed in line 3.  As for humiliation, He offers forgiveness that was paid for with His blood (Isaiah 53:1-12, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45, John 1:29, John 3:16, John 19:30, Acts 4:12, Acts 20:28, Romans 5:6-10, Romans 6:23, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 1:3-4, Galatians 3:13, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 2:14, 1 Timothy 2:6, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 9:26, 1 Peter 1:17-21, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:1-2, and Revelation 5:9).

Line 6: Saul was a Pharisee and persecuted Christians.  He wasted his life attacking Jesus, yet, Christ demonstrated that He is higher than Saul’s wasted potential by arranging for his conversion.  See Acts 8 and 9.

Lines 7 and 8: Jesus is greater by sacrificing for (Romans 5:6-8) and forgiving those who committed violence against Him (Luke 23:34).

Line 9: Substance abuse is a symptom of a larger issue that Jesus, as the Great Physician, addresses (Matthew 9:12, Mark 2:17, and Luke 5:31).

Line 10: See line 6.

Line 11: He humbles the proud (Psalm 138:6, Proverbs 3:34, Proverbs 29:23, Matthew 23:12, Luke 1:52, James 4:6, and 1 Peter 5:5).

Line 12: See line 9.

Line 13: There is no greater identity than an adopted child of God (John 1:12-13, John 14:18, Romans 8:14-17, Romans 8:23, Romans 9:1-8, Galatians 3:26, Galatians 4:5-7, Ephesians 1:3-14, Ephesians 2:11-22, Hebrews 9:15, and 1 John 3:1-3).

Line 14: We have but one of two ultimate destinies: eternal life with God (Mark 10:29-30, John 3:15-16, John 3:36, John 4:14, John 5:24, John 5:39-40, John 6:27, John 6:40, John 10:28, John 17:3, John 20:31, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:22-23, Romans 8:18, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Galatians 6:8, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 2:11, Hebrews 5:9, 1 Peter 5:10, 1 John 2:23-27, 1 John 5:10-13, 1 John 5:20, Jude 1:20-21, Revelation 3:5, Revelation 7:16-17, and Revelation 21:3-4) and eternal separation from God (Matthew 18:8, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 25:46, Mark 9:43, Romans 6:23, Jude 1:7, and Revelation 14:11).  The “enemy of our destinies” is death, which Christ defeated (Isaiah 25:8, Hosea 13:14, Luke 20:35-36, 1 Corinthians 15:24-26, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57, 2 Timothy 1:10, and Hebrews 2:14).

Lines 15 and 16: He is the truth that vanquishes lies (John 14:6), including adoption (see line 13) and eternity with God (see line 14).

Lines 17 and 18: See line 1.

Lines 19 and 20: A relationship with a God that can love us back is greater than a relationship with things that cannot (see commentary on line 4).

Lines 21 and 22: Considering that God is omniscient (1 Kings 8:39, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Psalm 44:21, Psalm 139:4, Psalm 147:4-5, Isaiah 40:28, Matthew 10:30, John 16:30, John 21:17, Acts 1:24, Hebrews 4:13, and 1 John 3:20) and does not know of other existing gods (Isaiah 45:5), it’s safe to say God is greater than other gods.  A good example of this is within the book of Exodus, where each plague showed that God is greater than the Egyptian gods.

Lines 23: See Verse 3, line 2.

Line 24: He is the King above other kings (1 Timothy 6:13-16, Revelation 17:14, and Revelation 19:11-16).

Line 25: Summarizes the entire song.  He is greater.  Period (Deuteronomy 10:17, Psalm 8:3-4, Psalm 147:5, Job 26:14, Isaiah 40:28, and Isaiah 55:8-9).

Line 26: Repeats line 25.

[Post-Bridge]

Lines 1-6: Repeats/essentially repeats Bridge, line 25.

Score: 10/10

3. How would an outsider interpret the song?

Planetboom uses the name of Jesus several times and claims He is over everything else. This points unbelievers towards a Christian interpretation. Planetboom also opts for everyday language and makes it relatable, using words and phrases to describe situations that we all face today. Unbelievers should easily conclude Planetboom believes Jesus is better than all of them.

Score: 10/10

4. What does this song glorify?

It glorifies Jesus, that He is greater than everything else, listing a few examples to make their case.

Score: 10/10

Closing Comments

Planetboom’s Jesus over Everything is commendable. It explicitly states that Jesus is the greatest, citing several examples of ideas and behaviors that are subservient to Him, bringing Christ glory. Unbelievers should have little to no trouble interpreting similarly.

I highly recommend it for corporate worship.

Final Score: 10/10

Artist Info

Track: Jesus over Everything (listen to the song)

Artist: Planetboom

Album: Jesus Over Everything

Genre: Pop

Release Year: 2019

Duration: 5:03

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