Shine In

“Let the light shine in on all the places of your heart; even the dark, heard to reach ones.”
Loren Thornburg

There is something about sunrise and seeing the first ray of light that I love.  As I was enjoying a sunrise, looking into a small valley I noticed how as the sun got higher it lit up more places in the valley.  Now this is not rocket science to know that as the sun gets higher more light will make it’s way into the valley and eventually the whole valley will have light shining in on it.  Yet, this is not always true with our hearts and lives.  For we can still have places that we keep hidden in the shadows that may never see the light.  If they never see the light we will never see them for what they really are...and for some of those things we want to keep them that way.  If that’s the case I have bad news for you: Those things will surface one way or another.  They may be disguised as bitterness or anger or other emotions, but they will surely surface.  So why not let the light in now before you get held captive by it?  

“Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God’s Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot a time, down the path of peace.”

Luke 1:79 Message

God’s light, His sunrise light, His light when all is dark, will break in upon us.  He comes to shine on our dark places. Not to break us but to heal us.  Even in the places that look and feel like death, even in the places that are hard, even in the places that we would rather not go, He comes.  He comes not to shame us but to show us the way. Knowing how much you can handle, one step at a time.  For it is “through the heartfelt mercies of our God” that His light breaks in on us, ushering us down the path of peace.  He invites us to let Him bring light to the dark places.  To the lie you’ve been believing, to the situation that is corrupt, to the secret you are ashamed of, to the hate you feel, to the bitterness you battle, to the anger that creeps in, to all of it He invites us to let Him shine in on it.  He can shine His light that reveals truth, freedom, and peace.  Let His light rise on you until He shines on all of the shadows of your heart!