Tears on a Joy filled night… My Favorite

Drawing closer to my final blog post… I decided to bring to the top my favorite post from the past 2 years.  Hands down no question…..

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This has been a crazy week for me.  Every emotion has been felt.  Every emotion expressed.   God has been at work every step of the way, and God has been in control.

But for everything that has happened this week nothing, nothing compares to tonight.  Nothing compares to the Joy.

Tonight I got to do something that I have prayed for since I realized my duty as a Dad.  Since I realized I had a set little eyes and a pair of little ears,  watching and listening to me.   I had a child following me.

Tonight standing at the steps of the baptismal at church waiting to baptize my daughter, communion was being served in the church.   This is the song they played.

Righteous Life, flesh so torn
Wounded hand, brow with thorn
Broken heart enduring scorn
Is this the Sovereign Lord?
Borrowed tomb, empty space
Thief of sin, leaves His grace
Destined for the highest place
This is the Sovereign Lord!

Lord, Your greatness is unsearchable
And Your Kingdom lives forever
You are near and You are wonderful
You are My Sovereign Lord

Fallen heart, lifted eyes
Stumbling words, longing sighs
Trembling hands embrace the skies
You are my Sovereign Lord
Risen heart, joyful eyes
Praises soar, my soul flies
Song of life that never dies
You are my Sovereign Lord

I was singing to my Lord standing there.  My arm around Emilie, with my hand feeling her beating heart.  Her heart belongs to Jesus I thought to myself.  Tears of joy streaming down face.

What a joy filled  night.  My Emilie is a beautiful child of God.  I am just so thankful she saw just enough of Christ in me to follow me to Him.

I stood proud of her as she repeated:  “I believe Jesus is the Christ,   Son of the living God.  My Lord and my Savior. “  I was humbled to have the honor to baptize Emilie.  I lowered her into the water and raised her back out as a new creation.  She was washed clean as snow.  Tears of Joy could not be held back.

As we went to the back to change back into our clothes another man that was there to baptize a friend of his daughter said to me:  “You voice singing behind me waiting to go out, had me in tears.  I wanted you to stop so I could be composed, but I didn’t want you to stop because it was so beautiful with you and your daughter.”    A picture in my head I will never forget.

Then she took communion for the first time.  I asked her: “What is communion about? “    “Remembering Jesus died for us.”  She said.    Tears of Joy came again.

Father God you are so awesome.  Thank You.

Risen heart, joyful eyes
Praises soar, my soul flies
Song of life that never dies
You are my Sovereign Lord

~ by ckroboth on December 18, 2008.