Sunrise.
I am not a morning person, especially when on vacation. On my vacation time, I want to sleep in. I don’t want to be on any type of schedule. I want to just relax. But this morning, while in Galveston, TX David and I decided to get up early to watch the sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico. I have never watched a sunrise over the ocean.
We walked down to the beach and sat on the rocks of the pier. As we were walking down, I was disappointed to see all of the dark clouds, thinking that it won’t be as visible, or as beautiful with them in the way. I was so hoping for them to move so I could see the beautiful, clear sunrise that I had pictured in my mind. We sat on the pier, with just the perfect amount of breeze. The sound of the waves crashing and once in a while we’d get a little splash of saltwater. And we watched. I realized there were tears streaming down my face as I watched this beautiful bright orange light begin to peak through the coulds, and then light them up completely. I have never been more in awe of God’s beauty than I was in that moment. I don’t think I’ve ever been in more of a worshipful mindset in my life.
There are so many devotions I could write about that sunrise. How His beauty shines through even the darkest clouds. How the sunrise He showed me was so much more beautiful with the clouds than it would’ve been the way I wanted it to be. How I realized that I was surrounded by birds (which I’m terrified of) but I was so focused on the sun that the birds and my fears were insignificant in that moment. How the one who created this; the one who causes the sun to rise and set... He knows me. He loves me. We have a relationship. I felt like Buddy the Elf when he shouts “SANTA! I KNOW HIM!” I wanted to shout that I know the one who’s making this happen. I wondered how many people were watching this same sunrise, and how anyone could witness something so beautiful and not believe in the God who created it.
But the thing that I think got me so emotional was just the thought of renewal. Renewal of His mercies. Renewal of His grace. Renewal every single day. The same God who is faithful to make the sun rise every morning? He is faithful in every other area of my life too. Those clouds that seem so dark and are shadows hanging over me? He overpowers them. He shines right through them. He turns them into beauty. I know that sunrise wouldn’t have been as beautiful without the clouds. The dark clouds in your life? He’s bigger. He’s brighter. He will turn them into something more beautiful than you could have ever anticipated. When you’re praying for God to move (or remove) the clouds, remember this sunrise and how much more beautiful it was BECAUSE of them.
Lamentations 3:22-23 “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.”
Psalms 19:1-6 “How clearly the sky reveals God's glory! How plainly it shows what he has done! Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; yet their message goes out to all the world and is heard to the ends of the earth. God made a home in the sky for the sun; it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat.”
We walked down to the beach and sat on the rocks of the pier. As we were walking down, I was disappointed to see all of the dark clouds, thinking that it won’t be as visible, or as beautiful with them in the way. I was so hoping for them to move so I could see the beautiful, clear sunrise that I had pictured in my mind. We sat on the pier, with just the perfect amount of breeze. The sound of the waves crashing and once in a while we’d get a little splash of saltwater. And we watched. I realized there were tears streaming down my face as I watched this beautiful bright orange light begin to peak through the coulds, and then light them up completely. I have never been more in awe of God’s beauty than I was in that moment. I don’t think I’ve ever been in more of a worshipful mindset in my life.
There are so many devotions I could write about that sunrise. How His beauty shines through even the darkest clouds. How the sunrise He showed me was so much more beautiful with the clouds than it would’ve been the way I wanted it to be. How I realized that I was surrounded by birds (which I’m terrified of) but I was so focused on the sun that the birds and my fears were insignificant in that moment. How the one who created this; the one who causes the sun to rise and set... He knows me. He loves me. We have a relationship. I felt like Buddy the Elf when he shouts “SANTA! I KNOW HIM!” I wanted to shout that I know the one who’s making this happen. I wondered how many people were watching this same sunrise, and how anyone could witness something so beautiful and not believe in the God who created it.
But the thing that I think got me so emotional was just the thought of renewal. Renewal of His mercies. Renewal of His grace. Renewal every single day. The same God who is faithful to make the sun rise every morning? He is faithful in every other area of my life too. Those clouds that seem so dark and are shadows hanging over me? He overpowers them. He shines right through them. He turns them into beauty. I know that sunrise wouldn’t have been as beautiful without the clouds. The dark clouds in your life? He’s bigger. He’s brighter. He will turn them into something more beautiful than you could have ever anticipated. When you’re praying for God to move (or remove) the clouds, remember this sunrise and how much more beautiful it was BECAUSE of them.
Lamentations 3:22-23 “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.”
Psalms 19:1-6 “How clearly the sky reveals God's glory! How plainly it shows what he has done! Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; yet their message goes out to all the world and is heard to the ends of the earth. God made a home in the sky for the sun; it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat.”
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