"Joy Comes in the Morning"

The morning air burns away the steamy August clouds, bringing in the fragrance of late summer. "God remembered Noah," and at such a sight I remember these powerful words. I know God remembers me.
The water in the streets is plated with sunlight, like paths of gold. This morning is perfect. The lovely clouds are shrouding the sun for just a little longer, so I can catch this view and sit on the balcony.

"But the path of the just is like the shining sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day" - Proverbs 4:18.

Dawn is alighting all about me, and with each moment the day is getting brighter. There is such perfect peace in this meadow valley today. The sun rays are now pouring through the clouds and onto the hills beneath them - like Heaven reaching for earth in Jesus Christ.

This last weekend I went to the Harvest Crusade with the High School group from church. First we did some evangelism the day before and in the morning. The whole weekend was an amazing blessing, as we fellowshiped as a family and went out proclaiming the Gospel. This Good News is that you can trust in Jesus' work on the cross to save you. A Savior has been sent to die on the cross for sins, and to rise again three days later, rescuing men and women from sin and death.   Jesus came to ransom men and women for God.

“And they sang a new song, saying:

You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us kings and priests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth.”- Revelation 5:9-10

At the Harvest Crusade, we tasted a small idea of Heaven, as our countrymen and women filled a stadium of worship unto God. For King and Country came to lead thousands of people to worship. They decided on naming the band, For King and Counrty, because that was the battle cry of the British before they went into battle (The band is Australian, once a colony of Britain). But their battle cry is for King (Jesus), and Country (Heaven, the people of God). They pointed to us, when they said country; I loved that idea of profound love and service to God's Country. Here is a song that they played. Truly there is no greater joy than to be with God's people, to invite others into Heaven's Country, and to worship Jesus.