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"Coming Out Of Babylon" by Robert Peterson and The Crusade: Finding Purpose and Joy in Christ


Robert Peterson had barely dusted off his drum kit when the Lord handed him a new setlist. Robert shares: "this current round of songs being created were different - they were all his - well sort of all his." He had decided it was time to offer up his talents to the Lord. Robert writes: "I was mortified at the thought of actually giving my life to Him. I didn't want to give up who I thought I was." 

Robert Peterson and The Crusade - Coming Out Of Babylon"Coming Out of Babylon" is the first song coming out of this change (one that was on the shelve a while pending creation of a intro). The result is a five-minute testimony that turns a trembling surrender into a victory march. As you listen, you can feel how this slow ache of "doing what I wanted to… without a fear" transitions into the realization that "I needed You - all the way." 

What I enjoy about the song is that it helps to see "leaving" as the first step that is needed to following His calling for us. The chorus emphasizes this, "Coming out of Babylon, been held captive way too long," and it also encourages you to leave your Babylon… stop wasting your efforts on empty pursuits and let God set you on a meaningful path ahead. 

But most of all, it's a hopeful song with such a powerful promise: "When we are weak, then we are strong." The song invites us to echo the following line, "I just couldn't carry on… in Babylon," and then look to God to help us come out of our Babylon. 

May this song remind you that your exit ramp from aimlessness is already there, no passport required, only your willingness to take that exit. After more than enough fruitless wandering, true freedom is one prayer away.

(Related scripture: Revelation 18:4; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Ephesians 5:8)

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