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.”
Something Out Of Nothing
Jessica Reedy Lyrics
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Ooow hooow ohh
Lord I try so hard to be
The best that I can be
Its like every time I take one step
Something right in front of me
Lord where would I be
With out your grace and mercy Now I have one question, Lord why me
You changed my whole life ohh you
You made my wrongs right
And for the rest of my life ill never know
Why you made something out of nothing ohh nothing nothing nothing
You made something out of nothing
You spoke and I was so
Why Ill never know
My life was headed out of control
Some how I shifted in to overload
But then you came
And did a work in me
(Yeah yeah yeah)
Out of everything I once was some how you saw a masterpiece
You change my whole life
You made my wrongs rights (I never know why)
And for the rest of my life ill never know
Why you made something out of nothing
You made something out of nothing
With my head held high and my hands lifted in the air
I give you all the praise
'Cause you're the only one that could get my out of this maze
And lord I'm glad you saw it
And every piece of me that was a mystery
Lord you solved it
You change my whole life
You made my wrongs rights (I never know why)
And for the rest of my life ill never know
Why you made something out of nothing
You mad something out of nothing yes you did
Nothing
You changed my whole life
You made my wrongs right, wrongs rights
And for the rest of my life ill never know
Why you made something out of nothing nothing,
You made something out of nothing
The song "Something Out Of Nothing" by Jessica Reedy speaks about the transformation of one's life through the love and grace of God. The song is her testimony to how her life has changed for the better and all the things God has done for her. The singer describes her struggles to be the best she could be, but always felt that something was in her way every time she took one step. But God intervened, transformed her life, and made her wrongs right, which she never thought was possible. She reveals that her life was out of control until Jesus came and worked a miracle within her.
The song speaks about the singer's gratitude toward God for his divine intervention in her life. She acknowledges that without His mercy and grace, she would not be where she is today. She thanks God for seeing something in her that she had not seen in herself and transforming her into a masterpiece. The song emphasizes the overwhelming sense of gratitude and joy the singer feels, as she looks upon her new life as something miraculous arising out of nothing.
Line by Line Meaning
Ohh ohh
Opening statement conveying the emotions of the singer
Ooow hooow ohh
Vocalization of the singer's emotion
Lord I try so hard to be
Acknowledgement of efforts to be the best version of oneself
The best that I can be
Desire to achieve one's potential
Its like every time I take one step
Obstacle or setback faced in pursuing the desired goal
Something right in front of me
Unexpected challenge encountered in the path to success
Lord where would I be
Grateful recognition of the role of a higher power in one's life
With out your grace and mercy
Attribute success to divine intervention
Now I have one question, Lord why me
Pondering on the reason for divine favor
You changed my whole life ohh you
Recognition of the transformative power of divine intervention
You made my wrongs right
Rectification of past mistakes through divine intervention
And for the rest of my life ill never know
Acknowledgement of gratitude in enduring impact of divine intervention
Why you made something out of nothing ohh nothing nothing nothing
Amazement at the miraculous transformation of life's circumstance
You spoke and I was so
Recall of divine intervention
Why Ill never know
Accepting the mystery of divine intervention
My life was headed out of control
Recognition of chaos preceding divine intervention
Some how I shifted in to overload
A positive turning point resulting from divine intervention
But then you came
Recognition of the role of divine intervention in the miracle that occurred
And did a work in me
The nature of divine intervention on the cause of the problem
(Yeah yeah yeah)
Vocalization
Out of everything I once was some how you saw a masterpiece
Self-recognition of the positive transformation the divine intervention brought
With my head held high and my hands lifted in the air
Physical expression of gratitude
I give you all the praise
Acknowledgment of the role of divine intervention in the positive transformation
'Cause you're the only one that could get my out of this maze
Recognition of the efficacy of divine intervention in navigating a difficult life circumstance
And what you saw in me I don't know
Acknowledge the mystery of divine intervention
And lord I'm glad you saw it
Gratitude towards divine intervention
And every piece of me that was a mystery
The transformative impact of divine intervention in the singer's life
Lord you solved it
Recognition of the miraculous nature of divine intervention
You mad something out of nothing yes you did
Confident statement of the miraculous impact of divine intervention
You changed my whole life
Recognition of the transformative nature of divine intervention
Wrongs rights
Rectification of past mistakes through divine intervention
And for the rest of my life ill never know
Acknowledgement of the enduring impact of divine intervention
Why you made something out of nothing nothing
Profound expression of amazement at the miraculous transformation of life circumstance
You made something out of nothing
Final statement summarizing the theme of the song
Lyrics © FRICON MUSIC COMPANY
Written by: REV. ISAIAH JONES JR.
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