In a startling revelation, renowned gospel singer Jimmy Levy recently opened up about his harrowing journey through the entertainment industry, shedding light on the spiritual battles he faced and the transformative power of Jesus Christ.
Having experienced the dark side of fame after his breakthrough on “American Idol” in 2020, Levy candidly shared how he found himself entangled in a web of loneliness, depression and occult practices before ultimately surrendering his life to Christ.
“When I was in the industry, I became very lonely, depressed, and I realized how dark it is,” Levy told Fox News Digital. He said he witnessed other musicians engaging in witchcraft, which influenced him to start dabbling in the occult. At first, the singer said he didn’t believe in Satan and was just participating to fit in with his peers.
“I would put a stupid tattoo on my hand of the devil,” Levy explains. “I started hanging out around people that would proclaim themselves as worshipers of the devil. And I just—I didn’t understand what I was getting myself into.”
Levy says he soon started seeing negative ramifications from these choices. He now believes God was showing him “how real the spiritual war was and how real the devil in the industry was.”
“That’s when I started getting tormented at night by demons. There were times because I was smoking—I was doing a lot of things that were affecting my voice. And I couldn’t even sing at some point. I started really getting attacked constantly, constantly. And I realized that Satan was real,” he says.
At his lowest point, he reached out to his friend Nick, who leads a popular online Christian ministry.
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“He would always call me in the beginning and then through my career, all the times he saw me post some dark images or Satanist-looking things, and he’d be like, ‘Jimmy, I want to tell you about Jesus.’ And I’d be like, ‘I don’t want to hear this. I’m Jewish. Good-bye,'” Levy says with a chuckle. Eventually, his friend’s persistence paid off. Levy revealed he turned his life to Christ, started reading the Bible and got baptized on July 4, 2021.
The singer started questioning his political beliefs afterward as well. He explained how he wrote an anti-gun song for the Parkland shooting victims in the past and expressed sympathy for Black Lives Matter. After his faith conversion, he started to feel like he had been misled on these issues.
“I was just an artist, so—now I see from my perspective how all of these artists in the industry—they know not what they do, you know, and God forgives them for that. But like there’s some point where God gives you the eyes to see, and you have a chance to turn from the past of the agendas that you’re promoting… if you’re given the eyes to see it, you have to deny that money. You have to deny that world. You have to deny the fame, everything, and just do what’s right for God, for freedom, for America,” Levy said.
Levy spent the past few years writing anthems like “This is War” and “Welcome to the Revolution” used in anti-mandate rallies during the pandemic before performing on an anti-Target song and an anti-Pride song this summer that rose to the top of the iTunes and Billboard charts. While he thinks these songs were used to glorify God and influence the culture, he’s ready to put his focus back on making worship music.
His latest release, the soul-stirring single “Amen,” released recently and he is excited to be working on a full worship album now. “So that was all cool and it inspired people at that time. But now it’s time for God,” he says. “We fought it, and you know, at the end God prevailed through it and an awakening happened… But now it’s time for the spiritual realm.”
Levy’s testimony serves as a testament to the redemptive power of Jesus Christ, illustrating how one can find hope and restoration even amidst the darkest of circumstances.
As he embarks on this new chapter of his life, the gospel singer is determined to use his musical gifts to glorify God and inspire positive change within the culture. For Levy, the time has come to prioritize the spiritual realm and faithfully follow the path that God has set before him.
The transformation Levy experienced echoes the words of Romans 10:9: “If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” His journey of redemption and forgiveness aligns with 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 further emphasizes the power of grace and salvation: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, so that no one should boast.” Levy’s story serves as a living testament to the truth of 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
As Jimmy Levy embraces his new calling, he hopes to inspire others to seek redemption, to find solace in the grace of Jesus Christ, and to embark on a transformative journey of their own. Through his music and unwavering faith, Levy aims to uplift souls, spread the message of God’s love and illuminate the path to redemption for those who may be lost.
James Lasher is Staff Writer for Charisma Media.
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