It is hard to imagine our lives without electricity. Can you imagine your evenings and early mornings without a light bulb? The only true light that existed before electricity and the light bulb was the SUN. When the sun went down it got dark. The best you could do back then was make a fire, light some candles, and wait for tomorrow when the sun would return.
There are many scriptures that suggest Jesus is a SUN. The sun in nature is the source of light, life, warmth, beauty, and fruitfulness. God is Light against darkness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalms 84:11
The sun is our ultimate source of physical light and warmth. Without it we would starve and freeze to death. It is essential to life here on planet earth.
Do you know the feeling of being inside, usually a Dr office or a commercial building, and being totally freezing because the air conditioner is cranked to the lowest setting? And then walking outside and feeling the sun penetrate your skin and immediately warm you up? It feels so good!
God is the sun. He warms us even on the coldest and cloudy days. On the days when life is hard and everything seems difficult, He is there. You may not feel the rays and the warmth every single day, but the sun is still there. It is up to us to believe that He is working in us and through us for our good.
Then, there are also times of trial when it seems the sun has totally disappeared and we don’t see the sun. The sense of the Lord’s presence does not feel near. Thankfully, our lives are not built around feelings. We have the promise that God is near.
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalms 145:18
We relish in the days when the presence of the Lord feels real to our hearts. These days are delightful.
Our Lord is a Sun. A bright and glorious sun to brighten our lives. He warms us with His love. Fills our very beings with His presence. And, sometimes withdraws His face from our lives. But, we have the promise that He is working all things for the good of those who love Him.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28