2 Chronicles 35:1-27; Daniel 2:24-49; 1 John 5:1-21
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth. Luke 15:7
It felt as though the whole world waited with bated breath. Trapped in an underwater cave system, a children’s soccer team desperately awaited rescuers. When, 17 days later, the final person surfaced safely from the water, intense relief and joy filled the airwaves. It seemed as if the world was applauding! But that moment pales in comparison to the joy in Heaven when one lost soul repents and is saved. What a Saviour we have! —Lynn Shatford
By and by with joy increasing, and with gratitude unceasing
Lifted up with Christ forevermore to be;
I will join the hosts there singing,
In the anthem ever ringing,
To the King of Love who ransomed me. —J. H. Johnston