I saw the sunrise today. It was absolutely glorious. One of those sky-on-fire spectacles from which you cannot pull your gaze.
The way the sun and moon and stars and galaxies perfectly run like clockwork has always reminded me of God’s perfect faithfulness. The earth spins on its axis, consistently bringing the spring after winter, and autumn’s beauty after summer. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it arose (Ecclesiastes 1:5), without fail. And God is like that. Consistent. Unfailing. Perpetual.
But this morning, as the sun burst through the black sky and painted in shades of violet and magenta and tangerine and gold, I was reminded of something else.
Light overcomes darkness. Every day. Every time.
It might not feel like it. As you look at the world, or maybe as you look at your own circumstances, it might seem as if things are on an unending decline toward greater uncertainty, pain, loss, despair, fear, sickness, corruption and evil. It can feel some days, maybe most days, like darkness is winning.
But it’s not. Jesus, the Light of the World, has come and utterly defeated the powers of darkness through His death and resurrection. And now He has called His chosen people to continue, even in difficult circumstances, to be His source of light in this dark world. No matter how bleak it looks, God’s children must courageously continue to shine bright as we live with faith, hope, and love.
Dawn is near. Jesus, the Light of the World will come again. Because of Him, we are assured that goodness will ultimately prevail. We need to remind ourselves and convince ourselves that’s true. Light overcomes darkness. Every day. Every time. Just peek out your window tomorrow morning at about 7:45, you’ll see.
“All of you are children of the light. You are children of the day. We don’t belong to the night. We don’t belong to the darkness. So let us not be like the others. They are asleep. Instead, let us be wide awake and in full control of ourselves” (1 Thess 5:5-6 NIRV).
