Shine Like The Son

Read Psalm 37:1-7

Context: This, too, was written by David. It is an alphabet acrostic poem, which means that each stanza begins with a different Hebrew letter.

Text:
1 Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.

3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes. (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

Have you watched a sunrise lately? All of a sudden it seems like the morning is coming much later than it did a week or so ago, and the sunrise fits better into my morning schedule! One minute the world is dark, the next there is a hint of light, the promise of a new day. Over the course of ten minutes or so the sky goes through a rainbow of colors until you are able to see the sun itself.

If we trust God, this passage says that He will make us shine like the dawn -- we get to sweep away the darkness in a glorious manner! We have to remember that we aren't the sun in this picture, though. We represent the clouds and the sky who reflect His brilliance...all of our colors must be reflections of Him, or we will be just like a cloudy morning that goes from black to dull shades of gray with no light shining through.

How are you reflecting God today?