The Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian country musician Anne Wilson told her audience in Kettering, Ohio, earlier this week how grateful she is that God has allowed her to take gospel-filled songs to the country music world.
The 23-year-old “My Jesus” singer was recently named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country. She is releasing her new album, “Rebel,” in April.
“It’s crazy to see how much God has done in one short year. We have been able to take songs to country radio in the last year, which has been something that I’ve never really even thought would be possible,” she said. “And I’m so incredibly grateful for the way that God has opened doors for me to be able to take the gospel to country music. It has been absolutely incredible.”
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Wilson recently had the opportunity to sing with Jelly Roll, as the two performed his No. 1 hit song, “Save Me,” at the Faster Horses country music festival. In addition to Jelly Roll and Wilson, the festival included artists Lainey Wilson, Hardy, Cody Johnson, Sawyer Brown, and Old Dominion.
“We play the same set here tonight that we would play at a country festival,” Wilson told the thousands of Ohioans in attendance. The set includes the song, “The Cross.” She said, “It’s really cool and it’s kind of given me an opportunity to be able to share the gospel with people that have may never even heard of it.”
Wilson shared that she remembers “weeping” over the lyrics when she wrote the song. “Just the power in the cross,” she said. “That it all started with the cross. It all started with Jesus giving up his life on the cross so that in him and through him, we can have everlasting life. We can be forgiven our sins.”
She then seized the opportunity and proceeded to share the gospel.
“I love the heart behind the song,” Wilson said, “and I just want to share really quick that if anybody is here tonight, maybe you’ve never heard of Jesus before, maybe you were raised in the church, but you’ve been hurt so deeply by it, or you’ve just had a really rough journey getting back to faith.”
“I want you to know that you were never too far gone to come back to Jesus. He is here tonight with open arms, ready to take you back in,” she continued. “And if you haven’t made that decision, tonight you can make the decision to accept him into your life. He’s already forgiven your past, your present, and your future sins. He loves you. It’s not about religion; it’s about a relationship.”
