John Waller - As For Me and My House

May 3rd... that's the day that John Waller's new CD will be released.  This coming month and a half is definitely an exciting time.  With the release of a new Ted Dekker book, the newest Narnia film, and a new CD by John Waller, I am going to have plenty to buy and do!

The verses at the top of this blog from Deuteronomy 30:19-20 came from a previous John Waller song, "The Blessing."  Many of his songs quote scripture, and that is evident on both of his previous CDs.  I love contemporary music, and there are all kinds.  Some songs talk about situations that we go through in life and how we can depend on God.  They offer us encouragement and hope and are great alternatives to some of the more secular situations we hear from other music genres.  But there is even a subsection of music within contemporary music that actually quotes Scripture extensively within the song.  Many artists do this from time to time (some more than others).  John Waller is one of those artists I have noticed that does it quite frequently.  Pick up either of his previous CDs and you will see what I am talking about.

I expect nothing less on this new CD.  In fact, the only song that has been released so far is entitled, "As For Me and My House."  That is a direct quote from Joshua 24:15.  At that point in Israel's history, they had a choice to make, similar to their choice in Deuteronomy 30:19-20.  Would they choose life or death?  choose to follow God or follow the gods of their fathers who had drifted from the Lord?  While Joshua gave the rest of the Israelites the choice to consider, he declared that he and his family had already made up their mind.  They would serve the Lord, following Him, trusting Him to lead them in life.  We have that same choice today.  In a world full of distractions, both good and bad, we have to decide how we are going to spend our time.  Are we going to spend it following the gods of our world, the sins that so easily enslave us, or are we going to spend it following God and serving Him?  This is a great question for us to ponder as we do a self-checkup on our spiritual lives.

While I do not know what the rest of the songs will be like on this CD (nor do I know how much more Scripture, if any, he will use in them), I encourage you to go out and buy this CD when it is released.  I am confident that you will be both encouraged and challenged by these songs.  Until then, look up this song on YouTube, as the music video is posted there.

Matt