“But may all who love [God] be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Judges 5:31 NIV
Sunshine is good medicine, isn’t it? After the cooler than normal spring we’ve had this year and the rains that accompanied many of those days, it sure feels good when a new day dawns with some more-than-welcome sunshine. You know the kind of day I’m talking about. A day when the sun “rises in its strength”—like described in the verse above.
After a few cool and dreary days, sunshine has a way of lifting our spirits and soothing our bodies and souls with its delicious warmth and brilliant light. Sunny days spark hope and joy in us. Sunny days make us smile.
Even better, as believers and lovers of God, we can have the same effect on others. We can be good medicine too. As God’s light and warmth shines through us, we can lift spirits and spark hope and joy in those we meet. We can make others smile.
So how about it? Let’s be like the sun when it rises in its strength. Let’s bring that more-than-welcome sunshine into the lives of others. Let’s be the reason for someone’s smile today!
“that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.” Romans 1:12 NIV
*Who has brought a ray of sunshine into your life recently?
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