I've been watching some Louie Giglio videos lately. So what I'm trying to say is this: The universe is fascinating and reflects the glory of God. Anyhow, now that I have that off my chest, I feel free to talk about what's on my mind.
Did you know that the sun is 400 times bigger than the moon in diameter? It's a fact, and the earth is also smaller than the sun, by about 100 times. So the moon is the smallest of the three, the sun is the biggest, and the earth is right there in between.
The moon is constantly orbiting the earth, constantly circling the earth with the same side facing us at all times. It circles us about once a month, or every 27 days to be exact. Stay with me, I swear I'm getting to a point pretty soon.
Every once in a while, there is what we call an eclipse. I tried to think of another word to say this, to try and steer away from Twilight connotations, but I couldn't find a good substitution. Any how, an eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun, and then everyone goes out and looks at it with 3D goggles or something that looks similar to that.
So here's my point. I feel like we have all experienced eclipses in our lives. I don't mean that an actual solar eclipse has happened in each of our lifetimes, even though I'm pretty sure that it has. I'm talking about the point in our lives when we're frustrated, when we're worried, when we are down, and it seems like we can focus on nothing but the pain.
Hope, Jesus, and life are blotted out from our views, and all that we can see is despair, and we are paralyzed from action, wondering why Jesus is gone, and wondering why He would leave us.
"Where are you God?" we ask. "Why can't you be with us even in our hardships? Why have you departed us?"
In our own minds, God becomes small, and our obstacles seem daunting and insurmountable. The Bible says to fix our eyes upon Jesus, but we are convinced that Jesus is no where to be found, that He was quick to desert us.
But God does not abandon His children, and He certainly is not unable and helpless to reach out and pull us out of our misery.
Listen: The sun is 400 times bigger than the moon, yet sometimes, the moon completely covers the sun from our perspective. The moon is pressing, close, and demanding our attention, and we as humans cannot get past the moon and see the sun. Same goes with our lives. Our issues, our shortcomings, our obstacles get so close to us and stress us out so much, we feel like we have no hope. I suddenly find that I can't focus on Jesus, because I'm worried about what people think about me, or the school project that's due soon, or wondering if I'm ever going to actually hold a girls hand, and if my hands will stop being so sweaty by that stage in my life. But you really didn't need to know that, I suppose.
But the thing is, God is so much greater than anything that we're struggling with, or going through right now. It's funny to me when people talk about the "fight" that satan and God are going to have someday. To be honest, it's not going to be a fight. It's the infinite against the finite, the perfect against the blemished, and statistically speaking, there is absolutely no chance or odds that satan will win. Absolutely none.
You see, Jesus is there. I know sometimes you can't see Him. He's there. Sometimes you can't feel Him. He's there. I know that so many times, we have a storm rocking our boat, and death seems certain, but Jesus is the one who will calm the seas. Jesus will not be overshadowed by something infinitely lesser than Him. Like a speck of dirt on a telescope, troubles seem to be so large and looming, but there is a truth far greater than that. The truth is that Jesus will shine through our storms. Jesus will shine through our troubles. Despite what you're feeling now, there is not only hope that Jesus will break through, but there is assurance that He will.
So I don't know where you are in life. Right now it could seem like darkness reigns or you could be living in light of the light of Christ. But I just want to say this. God is there, and he is omnipotent. He is far stronger than darkness, and He is shining through the pain. So live in light of the knowledge that Jesus reigns, and He will never depart us and that He is bigger than any eclipse in your life, or any struggle in your life, or any darkness that you're in and His greatness will be known throughout the universe, that He is Lord.
lol, religion.
ReplyDeleteI freaking hate religion. Religion is doing good things and trying to get to heaven. I follow something that is deeply rooted in fact, bro. haha, I sound like a offended old lady or something, but it's true. I haven't committed my whole life in something that I'm not convinced is true. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteoh hey, I adore this. LOVE you, Ben.
ReplyDeleteI love this perspective you've created with the idea of the eclipse. If I ever see an eclipse in real life, I will think of what you've written.
ReplyDeleteKeep composing, bud.