Have You Had Your Daily Dose of SonLight?

Well, the kids have struck again, but in a good way. My children have recently been the source of several of my entries and conversations. From their unwavering faith to the interesting, in-depth conversations, the availability of resources seem to be endless!

As we drove to church this past Sunday, my inquisitive Isaac began to question me about his latest series of thoughts. The question came,"Mom, is it always dark in space?" To which I replied, "It just depends on how close you are to the sun and whether or not you are facing the sun."

Satisfied with the answer I gave, the kids began to talk about other things. But my mind lingered a bit on my very basic response. How profound it was to me that the same response could be said to the question of the state of our lives, our hearts.

Very simply put, I could answer the same to the question of ,"Is it always dark in your life our in your heart?" Well, that depends on how close you are to the Son and whether or not you are facing Him. Wow! Is that not simple?! What a very easy to understand analogy!

Let's address the first part of my response--the proximity to the Son. The more we are in the Word, the more we surround ourselves with fellow Christians, the more we pray, the closer we get to the Son. "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."

But sometimes being close does not necessarily bring the light. Sometimes, we have to do more--like actually face the Son. We have to lift up our faces to take in the Light. Look at it like this, just being close to the sun offers light. But, if you are facing away from the sun, there will be shadows in the images that you see. Whereas, if you stood facing the sun, the shadows would be cast behind you.

Sometimes, we need only to lift up our face to feel and see the Light. Sometimes our perception is skewed because, while we are close to the Son, we are not facing the Son. When we turn and lift our faces, the Light allows us to see much more clearly. In John 8:12 Jesus states,"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Like we need the sun for our bones to grow strong, so too do we need the Son for our souls to grow strong. Have you heard the latest medical recommendations? sun exposure without sunscreen in very small amounts is healthy for us. But, unlike the sun, our son exposure need not be limited. In fact, we don't even need "Sonscreen"; the more Son exposure we have, the better.

It's when we begin to limit our time in the Son that we find our souls growing weak and diminishing. they become ill and require a visit to the Great Physician. He will probably prescribe daily doses of the Word and plenty of Son exposure. So, as you get your daily dose of sun, don't neglect your soul's daily dose of the Son!