Okay, so I had a thought. I’m walking Maddie this morning and just talking to God about how beautiful the moon is. It was so bright, so clear. If you’ve ever walked outside when there was a big, full moon on a super clear night, that’s where I was. The moon seemed to have a luminescence that surrounded it, as if it were lighting up the atmosphere, seeping out into the air. It lit up the street, the field where I was walking, so much that even the blades of grass had soft gray shadows. The moon looked like one of those big, super bright construction lights. I marvelled at just how much light it was providing.
Then it hit me.
The moon does not have its own light. It is merely a reflection of the sun. So this celestial body that is nothing more than dirt and minerals was providing this much light as nothing more than a reflection.
Christ is like the sun. He is the Light of the world. And we should be reflecting His light into the darkness. We aren’t light in and of ourselves; we just reflect His light. Just as the moon has phases, so do we. There are times when we fully reflect His glory, and other times when it is partially obscured by some darkness, when the world covers us up and hides His light.
I’ve done some studying of the effects of the full moon on nature. The phases and strength of the moon determine the tides. They influence animals and humans.
We should be the same way. We need to recognize that when we FULLY reflect the light of God, we have an incredible effect on the world around us. The light casts out darkness all around us. We have influence on people when we are fully reflecting His light; we have the power to draw people to Him like the tides. How cool is that??
So think about it for a minute. How’s your moon? Are you fully reflecting the glory of God, or are you just a sliver?
11 Mar
