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Recently, I've been reading Randy Alcorn’s wonderful book called Happiness. The premise is that God wants us to be overflowing with hope, joy, peace, and over the top happiness… that’s right, Happiness! Not because He’s going to give us everything we want or make our lives problem free, but because within Himself is the fountain of life.

My inspiration for this song is the Hallelujah Chorus! My hope is to remind us and declare once again that at the end of the age, God wins! Eternal victory is His (and ours!) which is why we repeat over and over again “And He shall reign forever and ever!” If you feel hopeless in your life or discouraged by the injustices you see around you, take heart, Jesus has overcome.

This song is taken from Jesus’s first recorded miracle in the Bible (John 2:1-11) where He turned water into wine. One thing I love about this story is that God chose a party to be the setting in which he would perform His first miracle.

One of the things I have always loved about my wife Robin is her love for the Bible. Give her a cup of coffee and God’s Word and she can just drink it in for hours. Here’s a verse that makes me think of her.

This week’s song, Morning Light, was primarily inspired by Psalm 30. The truth of David’s words here is very real to me. I have experienced many a night when I couldn’t sleep and out of nowhere, felt dark doubts and fears trying to overtake my mind.

My beloved mom went home to Jesus in the summer of 2013. As I grieved, I was reminded once again how short life on this earth really is. Yet, as this song says, “after a thousand years, You (God) will be with me for all eternity.” What a comfort this is! What a hope we have as Christians! I especially want to offer this song to those who have lost a loved one recently.

Though this is a fun and understated way of celebrating, it is heart felt! As we join with over 2 billion Christians around the world, let’s celebrate with profound happiness the joy that our Lord Jesus has indeed opened paradise!