Take a listen to this. I totally renounce the stupid commercial you'll have to watch to pay for this unless it is about chocolate, coffee or spas. Otherwise, just suck it up and know it will be over in a few seconds and you'll get to hear Rhett Walker sing for the first time.
And when your mind explodes into a thousand pieces because this is the best fusion of Christian/Country/Rock in the recent past, you'll understand my giddiness. I'm betting you've just heard the next big band that will be playing across genres.
Good music, like good poetry, art, and writing, flow out of some place, they just don't happen. For Mr. Walker, that goodness came from having chosen a tough path in life. He had an AH-HA moment when his high school girlfriend became pregnant and he realized he had to step-up. Being a goof was no longer an option.* And the rest, as they say, is history.
What I dearly love about this band and this song is that they both speak the truth about real Christians. We aren't perfect. We constantly need mercy, sometimes daily or hourly or minute-by-minute. And Rhett Walker isn't afraid to admit that he falls into that category.
If, like me, you had a genuine physical feeling when you accepted Christ because He touched you in a way that was unmistakable, you will think that this song is about that particular moment in time. But, if like me, that moment opened a portal of hurt and pain for several years after that, you will also know that this song is about the mercy that flows into us every time we meet with God.
If you've read this blog for long, you know that I adore artists who intentionally place deeper meaning in what they do. So, this song speaks to my heart, not just today as I sit in my 46th year, but to the heart that accepted Christ in my twenties. And, to boot, I find myself rocking out to it, looking something like L.A. Reid when he hears rap music on The X Factor. That must count for sumpin'!
May the peace and mercy of our Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you today and always.
"Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. At one time
we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of
passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and
hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying.
And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted
in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone."
~Titus 3:3-8
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