The Artist Strikes Again!!

Lately we have been treated to the amazing brush-strokes of the master Artist as He adorns the sky...both in the evening and in the morning.  Our house is situated in such a way that we can see the

Sunrise in Quito

splendor of sunsets directly out our living room window. (Photos farther down.)

  Even though we can't see the core of the sunrise, I recently saw this "corner" of a lovely sunrise, and took a picture quickly before the light grew and colors faded away. (Only seen because I usually get up between 5:30 and 6:00!)  I am always entranced by the beauty!
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"Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars."  (Psalm 148:3)
When God adds the last touches, does the sun whisper, "How lovely! Thank You!" ?

"From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised."  (Psalm 113:3)                                                                                                                                                     "The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets."  (Psalm 50:1)                 

 "So that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting, people may know that there is none beside Me.  I am the LORD, and there is no other."  (Isaiah 45:6)

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There will be a time in the future when the sun won't be dressed in either twilight or dawn finery.

"The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord."  (Acts 2:20)
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And then...we won't need it anymore!   God's presence so outshines the sun that it will cease to be necessary, when Christ reigns in the New Jerusalem.

"The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp."  (Revelation 21:23)

"The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD wll be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory...the LORD will be your everlasting light and your days of sorrow will end."  (Isaiah 19-20)
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                         Thank You, Father, for light and beauty here and now...
                             and the promise of even greater Light and Beauty 
                                             when your Son returns!