Shake our Nation

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of going to the Jeremy Camp concert with some very dear friends of mine. It was the beginning of a string of four Christian concerts that I get to go to between now and April. I am so excited (and blessed)!!

I had never really listened much to Jeremy Camp before (surprisingly!) but I am a huge new fan!! I love his new CD, and God truly touched my spirit through his music and insights.

Something else that touched me, and pleasantly surprised me, was the opening act -- Jake Hamilton.

Wow, this guy is being used by God in amazing ways!! I was struck by so many thoughts while watching him perform. First and foremost, he is close to being the last person you would expect as a Christian worship leader. He is young, loud, rough around the edges, and a total rocker. His music is actually a tad more in the "hard rock" genre than I normally like for my own personal taste....but despite that, I really enjoyed his music and his message. It all just completely hit home for me.

One of his songs called Anthem was absolutely AMAZING. He had all of the kids in the venue come up on stage with him during the concert and he had each of them, one by one, sing these lyrics:

I am royaly

I have destiny

I have been set free

I'm gonna shape history

I'm gonna change the world....

All I can say is WOW!!!!! I can't begin to tell you how powerful it was to hear little voices singing such BIG words, and making such HUGE claims. I can only hope to instill these ideas and beliefs in my own children!

Another part of the song that really resonated with me was this:

Wake up child, it's your time to shine

You were born for such a time as this...

This is the Anthem of our generation

Here we are God

Shake our Nation

All we need is your love

You captivate me

I think this is what it all comes down to for me - Shaking our nation. And I am not exempt from that. Sometimes I feel like it's so easy to worship God at church and practice Christianity here in the US. And that is a HUGE blessing. But it also comes with the price of remaining stagnant in our faith. I am very thankful that this song, and the enitre concert, really impressed upon me the desire to be "shaken" by God.


Here is a video I found of the song. If you like contemporary Christian music you should really look this guy up. His other songs are just as powerful. What an inspiration it is to see such passion in someone that doesn't fit the usual mold....

Then again, God doesn't have a mold for who He chooses to use according to His purpose. Sometimes it is in the least likely person, or the seemingly unqualified, that God chooses to use in the most amazing ways!