This morning I got up about 6:15 and decided to look out my window to see what kind of a day was being born. I immediately noticed the gray clouds in the sky and assumed that it might be a day of precipitation. I also noticed that the clouds, though threatening overhead, did not extend all the way to the eastern horizon. I was made aware of this fact by a ray of sun that caught my eye just as it peeked around the curvature of the earth and began to illuminate the sky. I decided to watch for a few minutes. Its color, as it shone through the earth’s atmosphere, was a brilliant orange red—a magnificent sight.
I looked away for a minute or two, as I engaged in the morning routine of waking up, but decided to take one last glimpse at the masterpiece that was being created on God’s great canvas just outside my window.
In my brief absence, the exposure of the sun had melted away the gloom that had seemed to hold the morning in its grasp. The sky was brighter now, the clouds seemed much less threatening than before, and the sun, now a yellow blaze, had obviously taken its rightful place as king of the sky.
As I pondered the handiwork of God, I was reminded of another SON. Years before, my life had seemed threatened by the ominous clouds of doubt and uncertainty that lurked overhead while I struggled to identify the proper path to tread. But just like this morning, a ray of SON caught my eye, and almost as quickly, His brightness eliminated the haze and illuminated the path that I have trod.
Are you still struggling with uncertainty and doubt? Let me introduce you to the SON, whose brightness can put you on the path that leads to God and eternal life. His name is Jesus Christ; He is the SON of God who loves you and gave Himself on the cross of Calvary to pay the penalty for your sins. He is risen from the dead and waiting to shine into your heart—just open the door.
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:6)