Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Job's Song

In the Southern Delta Blues style, Paul and the band consider how, musically, Job's story might be told. Would it be a happy jaunt? We think not. Job suffered mightily as God sought to test him, but God did bless Job again, a testament to human perseverance in the trials and tribulations of life, for Job reminds us, "though He slay me, yet will I trust Him" (Job 13:15). We must remember that God is sovereign in "all things".

Featuring a jazzy keyboard solo by Dave Cutrone (which is reminiscent of legendary jazz organist Jimmy Smith) sandwiched between two amazing guitar solos first by the incredibly talented and gifted Rob Grosso and then by Paul Paoli, the song sounds like they'd be right at home at B.B. King's House of Blues. Paul's solo times in at a phenomenal two minutes, and like Rob's, it's filled with amazing licks and tricks. Enjoy the video performance and remember the real joy we have even in the struggles because of Christ Jesus. Amen.

The Hauntingly Beautiful and Inspiring "Journey to the Promised Land" LIVE IN CONCERT

Here is a live performance of the band's electric fiddle-featured "Journey to the Promised Land". Beginning with Dave Cutrone's haunting piano solo (you can almost see Moses leading the children of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt and the oppression of Pharoah). As the rest of the band re-joins Dave on stage they musically capture the long journey of the Israelites in the wilderness, the battles they had to fight and the joy of knowing God was with them. You don't want to miss the song's finale as Paul and the band demonstrate musically the joy and excitement of Joshua's triumphant leading of God's people into the land of milk and honey...the Promised Land. The band dramatically captures musically, the exhuberent climax of God's deliverance of His people with a rousing, fast-paced fiddle solo, an expression of the joy the Israelites must have experienced in receiving God's blessing...inheriting a land they had not labored, cities which they did not build, and vineyards and olive groves which they did not plant (Joshua 24:13).

It is a thrilling end to a great type and shadow of our own redemption and the work of Christ Jesus as He redeems us through His atoning work on he cross. Through Christ's shedding of His own blood for our sins we inheret as God's children Heaven, the Promised Land. What grace and mercy God demonstrates to us as He takes us to a land which WE have not labored, where we'll live in cities which we DID NOT BUILD and enjoy vineyards and olive groves which we did not LABOR and toil over, blessed to be with God forever and having all eternity to thank Him and sing His praises for this unspeakable joy and the realization of a physical, bodily resurrection. Friends rest assured Christ Jesus died for yours and our sins and redeemed us from the bondage of Satan, a type of Pharoah. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord! (Romans 6:23)

God is AWESOME and faithful, praise His Name brothers and sisters, forever and ever! Amen.