Only God and Jimmy know the veracity of that claim. Jimmy is still shoveling in the money though.
(However,I do like some of his Gospel music.)
Interesting article.
“Redeeming Locust Eaten Years”
(excerpt)
Though Joel is speaking to a nation (a message our culture could stand to hear today), it’s important to reflect on these promises from God on a personal level. Not only are we – as a society – resurrected from sin because of Christ’s sacrifice, we are – corporately and individually – given life in the Holy Spirit. In the midst of judgment, God shows His mercy. He goes beyond saving us from our wretched sin; the Lord forgets we ever wronged Him, granting us access to Himself (Ephesians 2:17-18) and pouring His Spirit into our renewed lives.
When we allow God to work in our souls, we give Him the access He needs to clean out what the locust (the invading enemy of our souls – sin) destroyed and build up what the Spirit delivers. The Holy Spirit, in effect, redeems what was lost by working through our lives.
Read more: http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/inspirationalteaching/redeeming-locust-eaten-years-goodwyn.aspx
He had a guy singing for them, named Ted Garrett. Wow, could that guy sing.