“The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,"
Isaiah 60:19
We have learned in life to look to the world around us for our light, for the supply of our needs. Our energy, inspiration and purpose for living are tied to what we see, feel and know in the physical and material world, because from the beginning that's all we know.
God made the material. He placed us in this realm. But this reality was never intended to be our everything. It's not permanent. It is a reminder and hint of something better. Even before the end of this creation, before the new heaven and new earth is present, we can be guided by a more precious and faithful light than the sun and moon. When we follow the Creator and look to Him as our source and to relationship with Him as a purpose rather than chasing and reacting to material things, we can have light, warmth and energy that never falls short, that never fails, that never ends. The joy, peace and love we know in our life worth living will not vary with the times, seasons or circumstances, because it will not come from or be based on anything changing or circumstantial.
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