The other morning I was up early. I’m not usually a morning person, but on this particular morning I was up and active early (and slightly tired). And I got the opportunity to see the sky change from dark to slightly grey and then a glorious sun rise. It was beautiful and breathtaking – clouds in various shades of pink above the houses and the sun crept over the horizon against a light blue sky.
Just over an hour later, the sky was dank and grey, and half an hour after that it was raining, but that moment of sunrise was picture perfect (except my pictures never quite do nature justice).
A book I don’t often quote, Lamentations, says: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
It got me thinking about how we don’t always see the sun, and sometimes it is grey and rainy, but the sun is always there. Each day is different and out of our control, but God is a constant – like the sunrise, God is always there. How amazing is that?!
It doesn’t matter whether we’ve messed it up or if things have been thrown our way, each day is a chance to start over and try again. God doesn’t hold our past against us so we should let it go too.
If you aren’t a morning person, I would recommend setting an earlier alarm to see the beauty (and soon because the sunrise gets earlier when the clocks change!) If you are regularly up early, pause and take in the sunrise, don’t take it for granted. And remember as you do that each day is a new opportunity to experience God.
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