I decided to venture out this morning to try to take some early photos. I love photography and have really been digging into landscape a little more lately. Anyway, let's move on. It was dawn, light out but the sun hadn't risen yet. There was a soft fog above the water and a little thicker in the sky. It was very quiet, I could hear every rustle in the leaves and every fish that broke the surface. As I was shooting, the fog fell. It fell thick, too. It got to the point that I couldn't see the trees across the inlet, and it wasn't very far. I took a moment to breathe it all in. As I was leaving, the fog began to lift and the sun broke over the trees. Everything that light hit was so vivid, so lively. The trees were lit with blazing autumn colors. The sky was a perfect deep blue. Even the houses looked as if they were just built. Everything looked new. I stopped to look in awe, as if to say, "Hey God, WOW!"
Then I got to thinking. Everything was new. Every day is new. God blew me away. I thought of my salvation. I thought of the mistakes that I've made since my salvation. And I thought of the way, when I ask for His forgiveness, it's all gone. Everything is new. Our request for forgiveness and our repentance is crucial in our walk with Jesus. That moment when the fog is above the water, in the sky, hindering our ability to see clearly, is just like the moment when we are broken from our sin, not seeing straight, and asking for forgiveness. That heavy fog that falls, that's the equivalent to His answer to our request, smothering us with an unbounded love that we cannot understand. Then, when the fog is lifted, everything is new. He has forgiven us so that we can see clearly and enjoy the wonders of His love. And we say, "Hey God, WOW!"
