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AMERICAN IDOL Alum Danny Gokey: Jesus’ Blood Can Wash Away The ‘Scar’ of Abortion

Photo by Extraordinary Women Ministries via Danny Gokey’s Instagram

AMERICAN IDOL Alum Danny Gokey: Jesus’ Blood Can Wash Away The ‘Scar’ of Abortion

By Movieguide® Staff

Christian singer Danny Gokey said that while he preaches an adamant pro-life message, he also wants to encourage post-abortive women that there is hope.

“I am pro-baby and pro-mama, 100% of the way,” Gokey said in a video published by Live Action. “If you’re watching this and you’ve had an abortion, know this: that you are loved, you are accepted and you have a place at the table — and Jesus’ blood can wash away that wound and scar.”

In the video, Gokey notes that 2,363 babies are aborted each day in America, amounting to 860,000 per year. 

“I believe that, with God’s help, that we can fight for life, and fight for freedom for these babies,” Gokey said.

Gokey also announced a new Live Action campaign, 2363.org, that offers education on abortion in America. 

“Share with people they can choose life, how God is for them — not only for the baby, but God is for them,” Gokey said. “And that God can take care of all the fears that they might have. Let’s fight for life.”

Gokey also is candid about his journey on the eighth season of AMERICAN IDOL, and the death of his first wife impacted his testimony. 

Movieguide® previously reported

Singer-songwriter Danny Gokey made a promise to his wife; that he would try out for AMERICAN IDOL. But after Gokey’s wife died unexpectedly during routine heart surgery in 2009, fulfilling that promise seemed like the last thing he wanted to do.

Gokey determined to keep his promise to Sophia. After a successful audition, Gokey really began to feel the pressure.

“I’m a mess, and I’m going to look like a mess in front of all these people,” Gokey thought. “There was this verse that kept coming around and it was coming in the most random places, Psalm 46:10 And it said, ‘Be still and know that I am God.’ What does this mean? Do I just need to just calm myself down and say, ‘You are God?’ I literally would try that and yet nothing would work.”

Gokey continued: “As I looked into the Hebrew of this verse, when it says, ‘Be still and know that I am God,’ it says stop striving, stop fighting, let go, cause yourself to let go. I saw myself back in that moment as I buried my first wife, I saw myself hanging on to her casket. I saw myself being buried with her. And something began to happen, every time the anger would come back about the why… or the questions, I would just tell myself, no, I force myself, I cause myself to let it go. It was almost like God pulled this cork out of my heart and these negative emotions, the bitterness just drained through. But once I let my grip go, once I let it go… God answered my prayer.”

​​Despite Gokey’s success on the show, he did not sign a record label until five years after the competition. Gokey is now married to Leyicet Peralta, and the couple has four kids.

As God continues to bless his music career, Gokey started a foundation called Sophia’s Heart. Gokey would later rebrand the nonprofit to Better Than I Found It and continues to aid homeless families.

“I didn’t believe Christ was enough. I believed there was Christ plus now I’ve got to do X, Y and Z. One of the most profound things that I’ve learned in my walk with Christ is that He is enough. I leaned towards Jesus more than ever before,” Gokey concluded: “It wish I could say that it was a complete change, but it’s a slow by slow change and it’s a… It’s just a everyday getting up and moving forward.”

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.