Sunrise and Sovereignty

As I drove home this morning after dropping my daughter off at school, the sun was rising over the horizon. As I drove along the road that our high school is on, the sun was peeking over our local hospital and through the trees lining the road. I glanced over and thought how gorgeous the view was. It was very cold outside but the sight warmed my heart. 


The sun was beaming down on the hospital building and glistening off windows. It just outlined the trees and the sight was spectacular. As I rounded the curve and glanced over again, I saw the steel outline of a building under construction. The arm of the crane was glistening in the new sunlight. It was a totally different view than the one a few seconds earlier. The sun was still glistening but it was reflecting something unfinished. Something new but not completed yet.


As I drove the few remaining miles home, I realized that the picture was a picture of my life right now. Each morning His new mercies rise and light up my day. If I choose to see Him with my first glimpse each morning, the view is illuminated in beauty and my heart is warmed by the sight. As my day goes on the outline of the construction of my life comes into view too. It is evident to those around me. The cold steel beams of anxiety and planning and stress rising into view. But what do other people see when they glance at me?


I pray that they see the Son rising above me. Glistening against the stress. Shining among the plans. Giving evidence to the Strength that overcomes the stress. My heart finds rest in God alone. My strength and my salvation. He shines brightly against the backdrop of my day. I hope that my life can reflect His sovereignty.

My soul finds rest in God alone; 

my salvation comes from Him. 

He alone is my rock and my salvation; 

He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 

Psalm 62:1-2