The sun rises above the horizon into the visible sky in the morning and sets below the opposite horizon in the evening often in brilliant displays of kaleidoscope colors. Paired with its absence as its emitted light shines on and rays heat up the opposite side of the earth, the day is established marking the human mind with the traverse of time.
Whether standing in a valley low or sitting on a mountain high I view the sun as it brightens the sky, a lamp hung on a tent pole. The sun traverses the heavens and the earth orbits the sun. God established it all. The ancients worshiped the sun and distant stars that shine in the night sky. (Deuteronomy 4:19, 17:3; 2 Kings 23:5, 11; Jeremiah 8:2; Ezekiel 8:16) I worship the Lord God who created the sun and its distant bright spheres with the command, “Let there be…” (Genesis 1).
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made… The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-3, 14)
“Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:15-17)
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” (Revelation 4:11)
