The Morning Sun
As of this past weekend, my family and I are temporarily living with Kim’s parents. The bedroom that Kim and I are using has one large window that faces east with an upper pane that has no blinds on it. As you can imagine, as the morning sun rises it shines brightly into our room. And, once the sun gets high enough in the sky, its light floods the whole room completely outshining any lamps that may yet be turned on.
I find it interesting that when the room is dark, the lamps in the room seem so effective in lighting up the room. However, once the brighter, more intense light of the morning sun shines in, those very same lamps have little or no affect. The greater light outshines the lesser lights, rendering them useless.
It seems to me that in this life we have become quite used to living our lives in the brightness of lots of lesser lights. Our philosophies, achievements, good works all of these are good and bring some light into our world. The pleasures we experience, the relationships we nurture, the creativity we develop are all lights that bring a bit of brightness into the darkness of the world in which we live. But may we always remember that, in spite of how much we may need and enjoy these lights, there is yet a Greater Light that will one day rise and outshine them all.
The prophets wrote, “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.” (Malachi 4:2 – NIV) and “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear….” (Hosea 6:3 – NIV) And, the Apostle John, as he looked into the world to come wrote, “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.” (Revelation 21:23 – NIV)
I thank God for the lesser lights of this world. But the day is coming when the One who is the Bright Morning Star is going to rise. When he does, this world will be made new and we will be made whole. In the brightness of God’s light all of our lesser lights will fade and we will know life as we have never known it before!
Live with hope and have a great day!
-Pastor Tim Harris
I find it interesting that when the room is dark, the lamps in the room seem so effective in lighting up the room. However, once the brighter, more intense light of the morning sun shines in, those very same lamps have little or no affect. The greater light outshines the lesser lights, rendering them useless.
It seems to me that in this life we have become quite used to living our lives in the brightness of lots of lesser lights. Our philosophies, achievements, good works all of these are good and bring some light into our world. The pleasures we experience, the relationships we nurture, the creativity we develop are all lights that bring a bit of brightness into the darkness of the world in which we live. But may we always remember that, in spite of how much we may need and enjoy these lights, there is yet a Greater Light that will one day rise and outshine them all.
The prophets wrote, “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.” (Malachi 4:2 – NIV) and “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear….” (Hosea 6:3 – NIV) And, the Apostle John, as he looked into the world to come wrote, “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.” (Revelation 21:23 – NIV)
I thank God for the lesser lights of this world. But the day is coming when the One who is the Bright Morning Star is going to rise. When he does, this world will be made new and we will be made whole. In the brightness of God’s light all of our lesser lights will fade and we will know life as we have never known it before!
Live with hope and have a great day!
-Pastor Tim Harris
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