The Radiant Bridegroom

What do you think the chances are that it's merely a co-ink-e-dink that we are given the opportunity to see God's Glory every time we look to the heavens. There we are, utterly amazed by the power of the sun as it faithfully breaks forth through the darkness each day or when it lingers to become a treasured memory through an awe inspiring sunset. In Psalm 19:5 it is written "God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. It burst forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding." WOW - is there any more powerful imagery than that! Whether your mind is drawn back to the memories of your own wedding night long ago or maybe you have a hope for such a blessed event in your future - no matter your marital status - if your heart is one with the Lord - you can appreciate fully the gift of God's message to us in this Psalm.

Time spent reflecting on the sun . . . its location, its power, its faithfulness . . . not to mention its effect on us . . . all of this lends itself to an incredible comparison to Jesus - the Son who sits in the heavenlies, endued with all power, mighty is His radiance of peace, joy and oh, the magnificence of His glory . . . not to mention the effect His righteous has on us. He is the silent type and yet He is known throughout the world. Nothing can hide His life giving nature as He overrules the darkness . . . with Him our way becomes clear. His warmth is indescribably soothing as it engulfs our every sense. Our desire is to linger and allow His brilliance to inspire us, to fill us - just as it did for Moses when he glowed with the radiance of God's glory. More desirable than gold - sweeter than the nectar of honey. Is it any wonder that we can't live without the light of the sun/Son!

And yet in our humanness that sun/Son is sometimes blocked out. When I was a kid my mother taught my sisters and I the 'joys' of old fashioned housecleaning - the kind that required us to strip the room of it's clutter and crud. Down on our hands and knees, while applying 'elbow grease', we were able to reach the far corners to bring about a new freshness. To this day I am amazed at the power that vinegar has to bring about brilliance to a window that has been cleaned in anticipation of the sun's rays. Rarely were we thrilled to start the job but oh, the pleasure that it brought when every corner was clean and the fragrance of newness filled the air. Psalm 19 encourages us to do the same thing . . . houseclean, endure the vinegar . . . so that the light of the Son can shine through into our lives. We are encouraged to seek the Son daily . . . to use the feather duster, if you will, so that the the chore of housecleaning is simplified. Go to Him on your knees, seek His light and ask that He expose both dust bunnies and crud that has built up in the corners of your heart. In this you too will know the joy and radiance of the Bridegroom!

As the Psalmist concludes his thoughts, I come in agreement with the prayer he wrote in Psalm 19:14 "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to You, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Father, may it be so . . . in Jesus name I pray.
Amen and amen.
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