Seize the Moment – Day 806
The Hope of a Sunrise!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, June 1.
When was the last time you set apart time to enjoy the sunrise? As part of my rhythm of writing these daily devotions, I intentionally stop to watch the first light of the morning as the sun crests the horizon in the East. For me, it is a time of hope and awe – a daily promise of God’s faithfulness! As you may know about me, by now, I believe that every promise of God comes with a praxis for my daily life – the sun rise is a time of covenant renewal to live faithfully, with faith, hope, and love, once again, today.
The “last words of David” are recorded by Samuel as a song of praise to God for establishing a covenant with His house. In typical Davidic style, as evidenced by his writing of over half the psalms, David poetically expresses the validity of his own kingship and the security of God’s covenant in 2 Samuel 23:3-5:
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, “He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God, is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through sunshine after rain.” Truly is not my house so with God? For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, ordered in all things, and secured; for all my salvation and all my desire, will He not indeed make it grow?
Every day that the sun rises, you, too, can experience the reminder of God’s covenant faithfulness and rejoice in His promises (Lamentations 3:22-24). Additionally, like David, every day your life can shine like the rising sun, bringing life and flourishing to all that you touch. Like the sunrise, every day you are called to be a hope-bearer.
Seize the moment and embrace the covenant renewal opportunity that comes with each sunrise – live faithfully by shining God’s light!