There’s No
Escaping the “Son”
By Jeannine Sawall
“O Lord, you are my lamp.
The Lord lights up my darkness…”
The Lord lights up my darkness…”
2 Samuel 22:29 (NLT)
Once, while laying on my beach chair, I was enjoying the warm
weather, the crash of the waves and a good book. I was doing my best to stay in
the shade of my beach umbrella. I had enjoyed just a little too much sun the
previous day and some shade was in order if I didn’t want to end up with more
sun burn than sun tan.
As I lay there reading, slowly but surely, the sun would creep
around and soon I’d find myself laying in the very sunlight I was trying to
avoid. I would have to get up, move my chair back into the shade and settle in
again. It wasn’t long before the sunlight would invade my spot and I would be
up and moving my chair back into the shade again. This went on the entire
afternoon. There was no escaping the sun.
This little dance between my desired shade and the sun reminded
me how often I do a similar dance with Jesus. Sometimes I find myself being
comfortable in the shade of “small” sins. In those moments, the Lord moves in
to illuminate those shady areas I need to deal with. It doesn’t matter how
comfortable I might feel in the shade, the Son keeps moving in to drive out the
darkness. There may be times I feel I want a little space to call my own - - do
my own thing - - but when I allow Jesus to work in my life, inevitably the
warmth of the Son shining down moves me to embrace the light and, instead of
moving back into the darkness, I look up and want to bask in the
Sonlight!
I’m so thankful Jesus does not allow the shady areas of our
lives to remain in darkness. He constantly desires to share His light with us
and make His presence known. It just doesn’t matter how many times we may move
away or try stay out of the “Sonlight”…there’s just no escaping the Son!
GOING DEEPER:
1. Is there an area in your life where you are trying
to avoid the Son? If so, allow Him to shine in your life and remove the
darkness.
2. Have you thanked Jesus lately for bringing the
comfort, warmth and illumination of His Sonlight in your life recently? If not,
stop and thank Him right now.
FURTHER READING:
Jeannine is a wife and mother of four great
boys. She works in the property management business. Jeannine serves in several behind-the-scenes
ministries at Oakwood and has a heart for those who are grieving.
