Jessica Reedy first came to our attention on the national TV competition BET’s Sunday Best. She attended the Season 2 Sunday Best audition in Washington DC on a whim to support a friend. She quickly found herself in the Top 20 onto the show’s main stage performing for judges Mary Mary and Bebe Winans. Reedy made it all the way to finals eventually being named runner up. Throughout that process and the subsequent loss, self-doubt crept in. While Reedy never thought she had the talent to make it, God used the totality of the experience to bring her into her call as both an artist and minister of music.
“My insecurities, my fears, my guilt and pain were all brought before me – the things I thought I had let go. I learned so much about myself during and after Sunday Best. I learned how little my faith was in God and His abilities … in spite of my shortcomings God still proved HIMSELF to me,” said Reedy. “I started discovering how much HE Loved me, cared for me, and how HE thought of me as HIS beloved. I learned how much I didn’t know about myself.”
“The Sunday Best experience changed me tremendously,” she continued. “Being on the Show allowed me to see God like never before … He used the Show to teach me what it really meant when He said ‘I’ll never leave you nor forsake you.’ It marked the beginning of my in depth search to know Christ and why He loves me so much.”
Since the 2009 finale, Reedy has seen God bring her into His promise. She was able to extricate herself from contractual agreements that would allow her to sign a record deal with Light Records and is now poised to release her debut CD in August 2011. It was the time after the finale that has become most transformative for Reedy.
Said Reedy, “I used my time and efforts spent between the Sunday Best Finale and my record deal with Light Records toward my search for answers. I sought God for my true purpose, the vision He had for me to fulfill … ‘why I was selected, what He wanted me to say and do. It was a time full of questions, waiting and of course HIS answers. He brought new people into my life … helped me form a great team … there was a lot of praying, crying, singing, and most importantly learning and listening.”
The end result – a clear direction for her music ministry and artistry. “As a minister of music, HE used that experience to show me how necessary it is to know HIS word … that it is the Word of God that would draw, heal, deliver, protect and save HIS people,” said Reedy. “He’s teaching me about the importance of faith and simply believing and trusting everything HE says.”
There is an impressive quality to Reedy’s artistry that belies her young age. Anchoring it all together is her one-of-a-kind voice and incomparable range. And the minute you hear that low register you know you’re witnessing something pretty special. The command of her gift is amazing as heard on her first radio single, “God Has Smiled On Me.” The unique and absolute beauty of the vocal arrangements makes the track to stand out from anything on Gospel radio today.
The yet untitled debut will feature Reedy’s talents paired with a bevy of producers. Including some of today’s hottest like Shep Crawford (Whitney Houston, Yolanda Adams, Tamia) who produced the single; Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary, Brandy, Kelly Price) will contribute a few songs as well as Jim Wright & Daniel Moore, Aaron Sledge, Mali Music and Claude Kelly.
Jessica Reedy is clearly an original, with a vocal style and personal charisma that is all about love, honesty, praising God and embracing her purpose. “I would have to describe my music as ‘heart songs’ said Reedy. “It’s music from my heart about the One I love the MOST. I don’t really know the style or category it fits in … it’s just me.”
Moving Forward
Jessica Reedy Lyrics
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What a moment, You have brought me to
Such a freedom, I have found in You
You are a Healer. You make all things new
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Chorus:
I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I'm here to declare to you, the past is over
Renewed, all things are made new
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward
Verse:
You have risen with all power in your hand
You have given me a second chance
Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus:
(Lead sings with choir)
Said I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I'm here to declare to you
My past is over, renewed,
all things I made do
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward
(Repeat)
Moving, moving forward, forward
Chorus: (2x)
Bridge
(Lead sings alone first time)
You make all things new
You make all things new
And I will follow you, forward.
(Repeated several times then transposing upward,
Lead - ad libs)
Bridge #2
(Lead sings alone first time)
Where you lead me
I will follow
I will follow you. Forward.
(Repeated several times then transposing upward,
Lead - ad libs)
The song "Moving Forward" by Jessica Reedy is an uplifting gospel track that exudes faith and positivity. The song starts with the verse that talks about how God has brought the singer to a moment of freedom and healing. The lyrics depict the power of God as a healer, and how He can make all things new. The chorus then sends a strong message of moving ahead in life and leaving the past behind. It states how the past is over, and all things are renewed by surrendering one's life to Christ. The second verse then talks about how God has given the singer a second chance and that He has risen with all power in his hand.
In conclusion, the song conveys an inspiring message of hope, faith, and redemption. It encourages the listener to keep moving forward in life and not dwell on the past. The song reflects Jessica Reedy's journey with Christ and how she has found healing and freedom in Him.
Line by Line Meaning
What a moment, You have brought me to
This is an incredible moment that God has brought me to
Such a freedom, I have found in You
I have discovered an immense amount of freedom in God
You are a Healer. You make all things new
You are the one who can heal any wound and make everything brand new
I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I refuse to go back, and instead, I'm pressing forward
I'm here to declare to you, the past is over
I am declaring that the past is finished
Renewed, all things are made new
Everything has been revitalized and made new
Surrendered my life to Christ
I submitted my life to Jesus
Moving, moving forward
I am moving ahead with my life
You have risen with all power in your hand
Jesus, you rose from the dead with ultimate power
You have given me a second chance
I've been given another opportunity thanks to God
Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah
Hallelujah, praise the Lord!
You make all things new
You can make everything new again
And I will follow you, forward.
I will follow you, Lord, no matter what direction you take me in
Contributed by Sophia O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mannyrud9208
What a moment, You have brought me to
Such a freedom, I have found in You
You are a Healer. You make all things new
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I'm here to declare to you, the past is over
Renewed, all things are made new
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward
You have risen with all power in your hand
You have given me a second chance
Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
@faithmcdonald7821
Lyrics
What a moment, You have brought me to
Such a freedom, I have found in You
You are a Healer. You make all things new
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
[Chorus:]
I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I'm here to declare to you, the past is over
Renewed, all things are made new
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward
[Verse:]
You have risen with all power in your hand
You have given me a second chance
Hallelujah, hallelujah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus:]
[Lead sings with choir]
Said I'm not going back, I'm moving ahead
I'm here to declare to you
My past is over, renewed,
all things I made do
Surrendered my life to Christ
Moving, moving forward
[Repeat]
Moving, moving forward, forward
Moving, moving forward, forward
[Chorus: (2x)]
[Bridge:]
[Lead sings alone first time]
You make all things new
You make all things new
And I will follow you, forward.
[Repeated several times then transposing upward,
Lead - ad libs]
[Bridge #2]
[Lead sings alone first time]
Where you lead me
I will follow
I will follow you. Forward.
@DMrsWhite
Thank you for this song. I'm going to play this at my wedding. I may just walk down to this song.
@TheNaynay1906
I love that song
@claricewilliams450
thats nice
@anniemolinecivil
I didn’t think about it before you say it but now I am going to do the same thank you so much ! I hope you got married in Jesus Name
@andiedaddiekris
Did you get the chance to play it?
@DMrsWhite
@andiedaddiekris Yes. I walked down to this song on my wedding day. It was the perfect song. Thanks for asking.
@veronicadavis1298
My past is behind me, right now I'm moving forward through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! And there's nothing I can't do without His help!!!
@kellybluford4895
Thank you Lord 😊
@kellybluford4895
Thank you Lord 😊
@imawttness
Thank you Father for making ALL things new!!! I will forever follow You forward. I love you Father. Thank you for loving me.