a not-so-little dance of joy

I was walking with a sweet friend of mine last week. We saw a robin dancing on the sidewalk in front of us. I had the urge to hang a big “welcome home” sign with bright colors and do a little dance of joy.

The theme that I am working on at church as of late is faith: an assurance on which expectation is based. And, as I consider the signs of God’s promises coming to fulfillment, in my better moments I respond to them as I did to that precious little robin. I think we should do little dances of joy when we see evidence of the Holy Spirit, the unity of the Church, and the richness of the mercy and grace we know through Jesus Christ the Savior. There are so many opportunities for celebration when we consider that we serve the greatest Promiser who is faithful to bring to fulfillment all of His promises.

He is the one who promised never again to destroy the earth with a flood and gave us the rainbow as a reminder. He is the one who promised to give Abraham and Sarah a childless elderly couple more offspring than there are stars in the sky. And, He has done it. He is the one who promised to deliver the Israelites from the oppressive land of Egypt. And, He has done it. He is the one who promised to give David an everlasting heir on the throne. And, He has done it. He is the one who promised the Israelites that He would bring them a Messiah. And, He has done it. He is the one who promised that all nations would be engrafted into this tree of blessing. And, He has done it. He is the one who has promised to take our sins which were as scarlet and make them white as snow. And, He has done it. …And, He has done it. …And, He has done it. …And, He has done it.

Praise be to the Almighty God! May we do a not-so-little dance of joy as we consider the reality that “He has done” and will continue to do it. That He is faithful and will continue to be. That He is our greatest Promiser and this reality will continue and that will never change.

Hallelujah. Amen.*

*These are two of my favorite words. In Hebrew Hallelujah means "Praise Yahweh" and another translation of Amen is "Let it be so!" Therefore, one might say "Praise Yahweh! Let it be so!"