I was sitting in my sun room this
morning with my coffee getting ready to do some reading. Snow on the
ground, birds busy around the feeder, it’s icy cold out. And sunny.
I sat down at my table and found the
sun was at just the right angle to shine right in my eyes. Brilliant,
blazing, dominating—it was all I could see. It was uncomfortable. I
shifted around—still blinded. Shifted some more—still blinded. I
finally had to move into complete shadows, where I couldn’t see the
sun at all. Only then could I see what was around me.
It was a Romans 1 moment, I realized.
The world is blinded by the Blazing Glory of God. It dominates the
scene. Everything else fades into darkness, insignificance. But if
it’s not the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2) that you hunger to
see, it’s downright uncomfortable. And so you shift—you
move—trying to get away from the Blazing Glory. And you keep
moving, and keep shifting until you’re sitting in darkness and you
can finally see the World that surrounds you. You settle for the dim
reflections of glory in the created even while hiding from the
Creator. You look for pleasure, comfort, security, and satisfaction
in the World, shifting about so that the rocks and mountains
(Revelation 6:16) continue to hide you from the Blazing Glory.
So, where are you sitting? In the
darkness of the grave? Or in the presence of the Blazing Glory? And
what do you long to see? The world? Or its Creator?
For with
Thee is the fountain of life; In Thy light we
see light. Psalm 36:9
