He is Always There

The sun is always shining.

Have you ever thought about that? I hadn't, until I heard a line on a worship CD that said: "Though the clouds may hide the sun it's always shining." (I know, my thoughts are SO original today.)

It's true, though. Just because we can't see the sun doesn't mean it's not there--either something has blocked our ability to see it, or the earth has moved away from it. Even in the middle of the night, when the sky is at its darkest, the sun is still there; our faces have just been turned from it.

I need that reminder, often. If I can't see God, it's because either something has obscured my view of him, or I have turned my face away. He has not changed. He cannot change. He is always there.

I just need to seek his face.

"You have said, 'Seek my face.'
My heart says to you,
Your face, Lord, do I seek.'" Psalm 27:8