WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN (PART 1 OF 2)
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN (PART 1 OF 2)
24th JUNE 2021
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” – Psalm 84:11A few weeks ago, I was led by the Spirit to one of my outer balconies, adjourning my bedroom. I cannot remember what time it was, but it appears to be about a few minutes past 6.00 pm. Looking at the sky, I saw the sun setting on its horizon, losing its brightness, and collapsing into the clouds beneath. It was my first time seeing a setting sun. As I stood watching the red crescent gradually sinking into the bowel of the sky at the Western horizon, I became astonished, for I could actually watch its gradual movement as it sank into the bowel of the sky. In a matter of minutes, it was completely gone! Immediately thereafter, darkness began to descend on mother nature, and the songs of the birds enveloped the airwaves. I stood confused, more than ever; I felt as if something in me left with the sunset! As I stood puzzled, the Spirit said to me, “it is all gone with the sunset, and a new beginning will come up tomorrow with the rising sun.”
Our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ say in Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” This is a profound lesson coming from the Master himself. Each day has its own problems. Therefore, it is wrong to take the problems of one day into another day. By so doing, you will rob yourself of the happiness of the new day! God has already taken care of your tomorrow.
At sunset, when the sun goes down, all your troubles of the day goes down with it; A new beginning, a new dawn is ushered into your life the next day, and every darkness is dispelled at sunrise! So, if today’s problems are gone with the sunset, and a new dawn breaks on the next day, why worry today about tomorrow?
A Sunset is a Promise of a New Beginning. In Genesis Chapter 1, the Lord God establishes an order for a new day, which begins with the darkness; A sunset (not a sunrise) (Ref: Genesis 1:1-5 ). A sunset, therefore, is the biblical transition into a new day! Sunset is a visual image of a promise of a bright and light-filled new beginning full of hope and fulfilment.
Why then does it seem as if our problems are unending; day after day, we experience the same problems, at times, even worse than the previous day? The global view of God’s grace upon our lives is that whatever we loose on earth is loosed in heaven, and whatever we bind on earth is bound in heaven, hence the grace and the presence of God is with us always to strengthen us in all areas of our weaknesses ( Matthew 18:18; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10) What this means is that, to align with God’s grace, we must let go of old frustrations and disappointment on each passing day. We must not let the sun go down on us while holding onto our misfortune. Any failure or negative disposition not left behind before sunset has the tendency to become more potent on the new dawn. Perhaps, this is why Apostle Paul warned Christians; “Do not let the sun go down on your anger …” (Ephesians 4:26 ) An anger not buried before sunset tends to become reinvigorated at the new dawn. This is why in so In many instances, little problems are escalated out of proportions, thereby making a simple situation worst or complicated.
One perfect reason a problem is seldom solved is that most people do not leave behind the day’s challenges before the sunset and focus instead on a miraculous turnaround at the break of a new dawn. We often dwell in the past by holding onto the evil or shadows of the passing day rather than look forward to the happiness meant for us at the new dawn. It is time to let go of the things that do not serve our purpose anymore and focus on a new beginning afforded us at the break of a new day!
PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, I leave behind all my troubles, and I face the beginning of a new day. Please grant me the grace to overcome. Lord, fill my heart with the joy of the realization that in you, my tomorrow is assured, and my future, certain. AMEN
FURTHER READING: Deuteronomy 24:15; Amos 5:8; Matthew 17:2