As I Walk from Earth Into Eternity

Sunday morning we gathered with a group of about 10 believers to have a service on the 6th floor of the apartment building. As we were beginning it was approaching 100 degree's Fahrenheit outside. With no AC, we had the fans on full speed and the windows open to allow in any breeze that wanted to pass through. Through one window we could see and hear quite loudly across the courtyard into the 5th floor where the Hindu neighbor's were having a marriage puja, a religious celebration ceremony they partake in before marriage.
I am back in a land defined by, and I am surrounded by darkness. It weighs heavy on my heart. As we sang praises to our creator, I listened out the window and I heard birds. These birds were singing to their creator as well. I listened past our voices, past the birds and I heard the songs and chants and the ceremonial bells of the Hindus...not singing to their creator, but to Satan, the usurper, the great deceiver.

We sang one of my favorite songs--Hosanna, by Brooke Fraser:
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I see the king of glory
Coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes, the whole earth shakes
I see his love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing, the people sing

I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith, with selfless faith
I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We're on our knees, we're on our knees

Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart from what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I walk from earth into eternity
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I have seen His love and mercy. He has washed away my sins, and I now sing to Him, my creator. And I do see a generation rising up, a generation of people who sing to Him, and want others to sing to Him. I am praying for this revival. He has opened my eyes to some things unseen, and I pray He continues to do so. And the cry of my heart is that He shows me how to love others like He loved me. A love that compelled God on high to come to this earth and live and die and rise for me! Out of gratitude, THAT is a love I want to have as I walk from this earth into Eternity. As I take that walk one day, I want to take it with friends who were formerly Muslim and Hindu, but learned to sing Hosanna to their Creator! I believe I will. To Him be the glory!