by Sara Groves and Matt Bronlewee
You are the sun shining down on everyone
Light of the world giving light to everything I see
Beauty so brilliant I can hardly take it in
And everywhere you are is warmth and light
And I am the moon with no light of my own
Still you have made me to shine
And as I glow in this cold dark night
I know I can't be a light unless I turn my face to you
Shine on me with your light
Without you I'm a cold dark stone
Shine on me I have no light of my own
You are the sun, you are the sun, you are the sun
And I am the moon
Oh please take this to heart! I think the Lord is just painting a picture of who He is and how He is everywhere with this light analogy: You can't escape it! ANYTHING that we see physically is because light enters our eyes and reflects the shapes and colors, even if it's minimal. And everything we understand spiritually is a result of LIGHT Himself revealing it as He illuminates it to our hearts. He is illuminating light to me. It's very very rare that I am in such physical darkness that I can't see to take a step. He always grants enough and sometimes it's more thank enough- sometimes blinding! And the times when it's just a shade lighter than pitch black He grants us the courage to walk forward, but it's strictly because of Light that we can move forward. Just like light, HE is all around us. He is everywhere showing us more about all that we face. I don't wanna miss it. I don't wanna take it for granted, and if I am the moon, I long to be illuminated by Him to the brightest possible light that He may be glorified, but remember that I am nothing compared to the sun, the source, the creator of all light and beauty that we get to see with our very eyes. (and couldn't see without the light for that matter) gosh i so desire to be a light... the Lord has had me in that place where His presense is overwhelming and life-sustaining and I ache for others to know it.
HOW WILL THEY KNOW?
"i will never be a light unless i turn my face to YOU"
Only in His power and mercy can I be a part of others seeing Him. Lord- Let it be so! Please join me in praying for this! That we'll be so consumed with this Light that we are reflecting it everywhere, all over ourselves and those around us. And that we will see the value and NECESSITY of our Source, our Light.
walk in the light as He is in the light...
wake up o sleeper arise from the dead and CHRIST will shine on you (that's a promise)
will you believe it?
ps- sara groves just put out a cd with incredible lyrics- it's my new fave, especially this song and "loving a person" you gotta check it out :)
That has been my prayer as well. I've been frustrated with people who hear the truth and let it go in one ear and out the other, but the Lord has reminded me that He is the Revelator. All we have to do is reflect the light and God does the rest, and where there is light darkness cannot stay!
i love that Jesus makes science!! i am all up on the same page as you. the Lord speaks through His creation loud and clear. His creation praises Him all the time just by simply functioning. its so crazy to think about how He new at creation His plan for Light and how He would paint a picture with it to help us wrap our minds around who He is. good stuff katie b