DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- SHINING AS THE SUN

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – SHINING AS THE SUN

" 'Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.  He who has ears to hear, let him hear!' "  (Matthew 13:43)

Have you ever driven past a field of wheat that is ripe and ready to harvest?  In the farming belts, the golden color stretches for miles and miles. Sometimes it is waving in the breeze, and it seems like it shimmers in its brightness.  Its yellow color reflects the shining of the sun.

The field started as bare ground – just dirt, until the farmer plowed it, planted the seed, and then allowed the seed to do what it was meant to do – to grow until it reaches maturity.  When the field is ripe, it is a beautiful scene.

We are like that.  We were just plain dirt until the seed of the Gospel was planted in our hearts.  The seed grew, and is still growing until we reach heaven.  When the seed matures, it will be like the golden grain.  The real brightness will be the reflection of the Son on the grain.

The future of those who are sons of the kingdom is bright.  It may seem dark here, but in Heaven, the Lord Jesus is the light.  There is no need for a lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light (Revelation 22:5) and we will be reflecting that light.  What a day that will be.

In the meantime, we get to reflect some of the Light of Jesus in a dark world.

Love, Dad