Sunday, June 27, 2010

Beautiful Days

Have you ever had one of "those" days? The sky is blue and cloudless, not too hot, not too cold. A gentle breeze blows. No cares on your mind. Everyone is happy and healthy. You spend the day in whatever activity that brings you the most happiness. Your heart is full and feels as if it could bust out of your chest at any moment. As you drink in the deliciousness of the day, you wish that there was a way to stop time and just revel in this moment for a few decades.

Today is not that day.
And yet, God is still good. These fleeting moments only leave us longing for that Day when the moment of sheer joy will last for all eternity.

And yet, not just then, but now, our joy may be complete. Our joy is not tied to circumstances - to health or money or weather or leisure time. Our joy is rooted in the completed work of Jesus, who bids us to come and die that we might live in Him now and forever - in perfect joy fulfilling the role chosen for us before the foundations of the world.