Earlier this week, I happened to be up before the sunrise. This phenom does not happen often, I assure you. But sure enough, there I was up even before the sun. It was dark, obviously. And although I knew it was technically early morning, it still felt like the middle of the night. There was no light to tell if it was cloudy, or if the day would turn into a nice one. There was no light to trigger my "go-on-and-get-moving" senses, and my "seriously-we-should-still-be-asleep" senses had full control.
And yet, I knew it wouldn't be long.
I knew that in just a short hour or two that beautiful ball of fire would begin its climb to the top of the sky. I knew that daylight WOULD come. I knew that a sunrise can not be stopped.
And in that thought, there is something poignant. There is such beauty in the fact that, no matter how dark, no matter how long the night may seem, the sun WILL come up. It is impossible for it not to.
And I thought to myself as I drove to my destination in the early morning dark, that is so God. To give us a daily reminder of His faithfulness. Just like I can count on the sun to come up after even the darkest of nights, I can know that I know that I know that God is ever-present in my situation, and that He alone has the victory in this world. Those words sound a little preachy this morning, but it's the truth. And I find myself picturing God each and every morning anxiously waiting for the sun to peak over my horizon and saying "Told ya."
We serve a big, big God and His daily reminders of His faithfulness are all around. But I hope this one stays with you, as I know it will with me. That just as we KNOW the sun will come out tomorrow, we can have the same unwavering belief that God will show up in our lives.
And of course I have to end this with a timeless classic. (If I can be honest, it's always annoyed me. But I guess Little Orphan Annie hit the nail on the head...)
The sun'll come out tomorrow.
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there'll be sun.
And there will be.
Much love!
Jessica
