“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”— Psalm 19:1 ESV
I’ve never understood why humans are always in such a hurry.
My human gets up, grabs his coffee, opens his Bible, and starts thinking about everything he needs to do.
Me?
I’m a dog.
I’ve got one job.
Find a good spot and enjoy the view.
This morning, we were sitting on the porch. Coffee in one hand. Bible in the other. He looked up for a minute, and neither of us said a thing.
The sun was coming up over the horizon, turning the darkness into something beautiful.
And as we looked at each other then back to the sunrise he said, “Now that’s a view.”
I’ve seen some pretty good ones in my day.
A golden sunset painting the whole sky.
A sunrise exploding through the darkest night.
The Milky Way stretched across the heavens while the ocean tide rolls in and out below.
And I’ve learned something watching my human.
Sometimes God puts a perfect view in front of us because He wants us to stop long enough to remember who He is.
The heavens declare His glory.
The stars whisper His greatness.
The ocean reminds us that His power is bigger than ours.
And that sunrise?
Well, that one makes me think about Jesus.
Because the story of the Gospel is a story about light breaking through darkness.
Jesus stepped into our darkness, carried our sin to the cross, and died in our place. But the grave couldn’t keep Him.
On the third day, the stone was rolled away, and the Son rose.
Death didn’t have the last word.
Darkness didn’t have the last word.
Jesus did.
And because He lives, neither does the darkness in our lives.
That’s why a sunrise is more than a pretty view.
It’s a reminder of the Gospel.
Grace is real.
Forgiveness is possible.
Hope is alive.
The One who spoke light into creation stepped into His creation to save us.
So maybe we ought to slow down every now and then.
Put down the phone.
Set aside tomorrow’s worries.
Close the laptop.
Sit on the porch with your coffee and your Bible.
Watch the sunset.
Wait for the sunrise.
Look up when the Milky Way spills across the night sky.
And when you see the darkness giving way to light, remember Jesus.
The perfect view isn’t just something beautiful to look at.
It points us to Someone beautiful who came looking for us.
My human says we should “take time to smell the roses.”
I prefer sunrises and sunsets.
But either way, I think he’s finally learning.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is stop long enough to take in the view—and remember the One who made it.
I think I’ll sit here awhile with my human while he drinks his coffee and gazes upon the sunrise.
We’ve got the perfect view.
Keep the Faith… Carpe Diem
