But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. Proverbs 4:18
Every day there are reminders and real-life illustrations of God’s grace and love for you; of His plan and His path for your life. One that we find several times in the Word of God is the metaphor of the Christian life being like the path of the sun.
Some nights are so dark it seems the darkness is tangible. Even though your surroundings may be familiar to you, the darkness can be disorienting, even disheartening because you are limited by your lack of vision. You can’t even see what is right in front of you. At times like those, all you can do is hold on and wait for the dawn!
When Jesus came to the earth as a man, many prophesies were fulfilled, including Him bringing light into the darkness. Jesus is the light of the world and wherever He is, there is light. That’s why He tells His followers “you are the light of the world”, because when you receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, He makes His home inside of you. So, the light in you is actually the light of Christ shining through you.
Let’s go back to that dark night waiting for the dawn and see how it relates to your path as a Christian. God does some of His most creative work each morning as the darkness of night gives way to the first glimmer of dawn. At first, just a hint of what’s to come, barely perceptible, then a multitude of colors burst forth as the darkness is overcome by the sun taking its place in the new day.
And it is just so in the believer’s life — we all start out in the same place; darkness. Then, something supernatural happens and the light overcomes the darkness. It is not something that happens completely from one moment to the next, but rather the beginning of something that is going to get better and better (or, we could say brighter and brighter) as you continue along the path that God has laid out before you.
Only God knows what tomorrow holds or next week or next year or the next decade, but one thing you can be sure of — you know where your path is taking you. Let’s follow the sun’s path a little more to get our perspective. As the sun begins its journey for the day, it is heading to its place of glory, when it is directly overhead and shining in its strength. That is the comparison we find in our verse today.
Your path to the perfect day takes you through many ups and downs, but it is always heading toward its destination. That means, even through the dark times and the difficult portions of the journey, your path, your life, is getting brighter and brighter each step of the way. The Lord is for you so who can be against you?
This is what God says about you, so take Him at His word, no matter what anyone else says about you or what you may have even said about your life! By the way, this is a good time to start saying what God says about you: “My life is getting brighter and brighter!”
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