I'm sitting here reflecting on how great it feels to have two sunny days in a row. After the long run of rainy days, of dark, forboding clouds, and cool weather, I feel a sense of rejuvination again with the bright, warm, sunny days.
I was reading from Psalms this morning and in chapter 84, verses 10 & 11, David writes, "...I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly."
As I was sitting in my office with the bright morning sunshine streaming through my window, reflecting on God's grace and glory, the concept of God as a sun and shield was opened up to me. Just as following those long, wet and dark days, the bright sun comes and warms my heart, the brightness of God's love, the warmth of His grace and the brilliance of His glory are all part of the "sun and shield" of who God is in the midle of the darkness of life.
During the dark days of my life God is a shield to protect me from all the harm that I tend to permit into my life and just as surely as he is my shield in those times, he is my sun when I emerge from the darkness of the deep struggles of life, shining His light into my life, warming my soul, once again, and bringing hope back into my life.
Thank you, God for the sun!
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