We are studying the old testament in my men's group which is called the Training Table. At first I must admit I was not so excited about the study. However God reveled to me that I have really taken His word for granted. I love to read books about Him and learn about Him but when it came to loving the Bible I did not. It was for me just another book to learn about God. How wrong of me to believe that. This is Gods given testament of His fierce love for us and how He literally went to Hell and back to save us.
Today we began our study of creation. God is an artist and the work of creation is the greatest work of art ever done. The mountains and the seas, the beauty of nature and the complexity of it all. There are so many similarities in creation but then each one has so many things that set it apart from all other creations. I could go on about this for so long but I digress. Our reading for today was Genesis 1-2:3. What God spoke to me about today came out of verses 1:14-18 where God creates the sun and the moon. He has already created light (because He is the light) on day one now on day 4 he now creates the “two great lights” to bring order to this world. So I started thinking about the sun and moon. The sun is essential to life here on earth. Without the sun life would not exist. It’s energy provides the earth with the things that it needs to sustain life. Isn’t that Just like Christ. Without Christ we have no life. When I try to live without Christ in my life, while I may be breathing I certainly have no Life. I can offer nothing to my wife and Kids or the world. Without the light of the Son there is no life.
Next I started thinking about the moon. The moon gives light to the darkness but only by reflecting the light of the sun. That's us right there! We are to be the "moons" that God uses to give light to the darkness but we can not do that without having the light of the Son to reflect. For those of us who follow Christ we must stay close to Him so that we reflect His love to others in a world that is filled with so much darkness.
The other thing I notice about the moon is that just like the moon goes through phases so do I. When I am close to God I am in a full moon state best able to reflect the most light outward to others. Unfortunately other times I am less than that and just like the moon during its cycle the further I am away from the Son the less light I reflect. I pray for myself and for all of us that today as we go about our day we would be reminded of the Son. That we would stay close to Him so that we may reflect his love and shine like a full moon to bring His light to the darkness that surrounds so much of the world.
