Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! All of us here at KAMB/Celebration Radio hope that you are having a wonderful holiday season of celebration. As we step into 2025, let’s remember the hope we have in our Lord and Savior. As Josiah Queen sings and as each of us can prayerfully say to our Father, “You are My Promised Land.”
Josiah Queen
When Josiah Queen was 9 years old, he attended a large conference with his parents and felt the presence of God for the first time. From that point forward, Queen pursued his desire to write worship songs. He led prayer meetings and worship sessions, traveled with his mother when she preached, and recorded his debut song before the age of 18. As a young adult, Queen prayed for the opportunity to become a Christian songwriter. He began posting his songs on social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.
Queen quickly grabbed his audience’s attention through his heartfelt and striking lyrics. As his popularity increases, Queen’s dedication to his songwriting continues to reveal his heart for the Lord. Like his other songs, My Promised Land points Queen’s listeners back to the Word and the hope we’ve been given in God.
My Promised Land
In My Promised Land, Josiah Queen describes the profound impact of a believer pursuing God and not the world’s offerings. A lot of what the world promises looks really good, but it often leaves behind emptiness and dissatisfaction. The Lord’s promises, however, bring life and hope. Deciding between the two becomes a matter of the heart: do I desire God above all else, or do I desire the world? My Promised Land is Josiah Queen’s answer, and it should be ours too. As believers, this world has nothing to offer us worth more than our relationship with the Lord. Our desires, feelings, and ideas hold no weight against the vast glory of God. He is our hope, our salvation, our Father. Apart from Him, we wander in darkness and confusion. With Him, we find joy and fulfillment.
May you be able to say, “Lord, you are My Promised Land” once you’ve listened to this song.
My Promised Land (Oasis Coffee Sessions) - Josiah Queen Official Video
Check out this live performance of My Promised Land!
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Related Scriptures
- Psalm 27:4 David writes that his only desire is to dwell with the Lord.
- Psalm 139:7-12 The Lord is with us wherever we go.
- Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus resists the devil’s temptations.
- Throughout the Old Testament, the “promised land” was a rich, desirable place the Lord would lead the Israelites to. In much the same way, the Lord is our promised land today. Through Him, by Him, and from Him we receive eternal abundance in life and goodness.
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