| His Light and Glory
by Joni Eareckson Tada |
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| “The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously.”
Isaiah 24:23 |
| The gray skies of winter are finally breaking apart, and the bright sunshine of spring is bursting through, touching our cheeks and caressing our shoulders. The long season of winter is almost over and, oh, how grateful we are for warmer days. It’s in our nature to love light. Well…not in all of us. Many people love “darkness instead of light because their deeds [are] evil” (John 3:19). I’ve traveled around the world and am always amazed at how dark they make hotel bars in the daytime (and how many people frequent them). When you pass by lounges or adult bookstores, you can’t help but notice: no windows.
It is the nature of light to expose and to show things for what they are. It is the nature of light to heal and nurture, to warm and soothe. It is the nature of light to push back the darkness (have you ever noticed how a room can be illumined by just one candle?). Darkness does not overtake light; light invades darkness. Light is always on the offensive. Light is a little like God. No, it is very much like God!
Heaven will shine by the Lamb who is the Lamp. Light will so much be in heaven that the sun will be ashamed. The Lord Almighty will reign gloriously. God’s glory and his light go hand in hand. Heaven is a place full of glory and light.
If today is one of those bright days of spring that excite you, take it as a hint of the soon-and-coming day when the Lamb shall be the Lamp. In heaven we will, like diamonds, give off prism-like praise as every facet of our being reflects and refracts his light and glory.
On the next beautiful spring day, I will walk outside, turn my face to the sun, lift my hands, and praise you, the Light of the World, the glory of the Father. |
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| Taken from More Precious than Silver
By Joni Eareckson Tada
Copyright © 1998
Published in Print by Zondervan, Grand Rapids
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version. |
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