{"id":15174,"date":"2020-05-05T11:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=15174"},"modified":"2020-05-05T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:41:04","slug":"rapper-dmx-urges-fans-to-give-your-life-to-jesus-during-instagram-live-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2020\/05\/rapper-dmx-urges-fans-to-give-your-life-to-jesus-during-instagram-live-bible-study.html","title":{"rendered":"Rapper DMX Urges Fans to Give \u2018Your Life to Jesus\u2019 During Instagram Live Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper DMX held a Bible study on Instagram over the weekend. During the live broadcast, he urged his fans to accept Jesus in their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cX Gon\u2019 Give It to Ya\u201d rapper said he woke up earlier in the day with \u201cchills\u201d and felt led to talk to his fans about Scripture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Who knew that DMX reading the Bible was exactly what I needed right now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PrNa3CWznV\">pic.twitter.com\/PrNa3CWznV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1253837874799226882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u201cGet into the Word,\u201d DMX said to the 14,000-plus fans who tuned in.<\/p>\n<p>During the Instagram broadcast he read from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 and part of Ecclesiastes 4.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best thing that we can hope for \u2013 the most important thing we can hope or pray for or ask for \u2013 is that our desires coincide with God&#8217;s will,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>DMX then read Ecclesiastes 3:5 and shared that there will be a \u201ctime for embracing and a time for avoiding embraces.\u201d He then paused to reflect on how these words related to the current pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>DMX encouraged fans to learn to pray and not just rely on the prayer of others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour own prayer will do a lot better than someone else praying for you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In reference to the current lockdown, he said, \u201cGod is giving you the time\u2026to get closer to Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He finally encouraged his fans to receive Christ, \u201c\u201cWhoever hasn\u2019t given your life to Jesus yet, whoever hasn\u2019t surrendered all the way \u2026 I\u2019m going to walk you through that right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DMX closed his live with a prayer.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper was spotlighted last year for delivering a \u201cmorning prayer\u201d during Kanye West\u2019s Sunday Service. During his prayer, he touched on a few things, specifically blessings, accepting Jesus, shooting down the devil and being highlighy favored by God.<\/p>\n<p>DMX gained popularity in the late \u201890s and \u201800s, popularly known \u00a0for his raw, explicit musical content. He won two American Music Awards and was nominated for three Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper has been through many trials, including drug addiction and a tax evasion case, all situations that have brought him closer to God.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full live broadcast below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FStVNmz-FZA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper DMX held a Bible study on Instagram over the weekend. During the live broadcast, he urged his fans to accept Jesus in their hearts. The \u201cX Gon\u2019 Give It to Ya\u201d rapper said he woke up earlier in the day with \u201cchills\u201d and felt led to talk to his fans about Scripture. 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