I love these morning when the sun rises to meet the day with a great big smile! The sky is clear and after a dark night that seemed to go forever the sun seems to refresh the mind and soul. It is on these mornings when I can understand how many on this earth have (and some still do) worshipped the sun.
Ths sun seems to bring life to the earth. It brings light where there was darkness. It warms the earth. The sun appears to command the universe. Is it not surprising that people would bow down to and serve the sun?
Then I am reminded of when Debbie and visited Egypt and hiked up Mount Sinai at night to watch the sunrise from the top of the mountain. As the sun began to brighten the sky and finally broke through the horizon we watched a breathtaking, glorious sight. I was filled with awe and wonder.
But then I was reminded of Moses who met with God on that very mountain and the glory of the Lord was so powerful that no one else was allowed to set foot on the mountain. And the words of a song began to play in my mind. "The sun cannot compare to the glory of the Lord. There is no shadow in Your presence..." And I was reminded that the sun was created by the Lord. It does what it has been told to do. It does not command our world. It is the Lord who is the "general manager of the universe." We all could stand in the presence of the glory of the sun. No one can stand in the presence of the glory of the Lord unless the Lord grants permisson.
Why worship the sun when you can worship the Lord who created the sun and tells it what to do?
Come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord, our God, our Maker!
Ths sun seems to bring life to the earth. It brings light where there was darkness. It warms the earth. The sun appears to command the universe. Is it not surprising that people would bow down to and serve the sun?
Then I am reminded of when Debbie and visited Egypt and hiked up Mount Sinai at night to watch the sunrise from the top of the mountain. As the sun began to brighten the sky and finally broke through the horizon we watched a breathtaking, glorious sight. I was filled with awe and wonder.
But then I was reminded of Moses who met with God on that very mountain and the glory of the Lord was so powerful that no one else was allowed to set foot on the mountain. And the words of a song began to play in my mind. "The sun cannot compare to the glory of the Lord. There is no shadow in Your presence..." And I was reminded that the sun was created by the Lord. It does what it has been told to do. It does not command our world. It is the Lord who is the "general manager of the universe." We all could stand in the presence of the glory of the sun. No one can stand in the presence of the glory of the Lord unless the Lord grants permisson.
Why worship the sun when you can worship the Lord who created the sun and tells it what to do?
Come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord, our God, our Maker!
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