God’s Light Overcomes Darkness

Christian Spencer has captured sunlight filtering through the wings and tail of a black and white Jacobin hummingbird. I believe there are many life-lessons in these photos.

We live in troubled times.

Our friends and our families daily face obstacles we never imagined a few years back. Therefore, we can easily give in to despair, seeing only the dark side of a situation.

#1 Life can often be overwhelming.

The world around us can seem futile and hopeless with no end in sight. Certainly, family issues, broken friendships, illnesses and unexplained tragedies can cloud our view and pull us down.

Think about this: without the light in the photo illuminating the feathers, the hummingbird wings appear solid black or gray. Because the photographer added a bright light behind the bird, we see an entirely different picture.

So it is with our circumstances, no matter how dark and gloomy they may appear, there is hope. We must allow the Light to shine on our situations in order to see clearly.

Jesus said: “I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12

#2 Our vision is poor.

Our loving Father sees and knows all. He knows our past, He knows our future.

God loved us enough to send His only Son, Jesus, that we might be with Him in eternity. We can trust Him with the dark things in our lives; only He can shine light through them. Trust His vision.

“… we can see and understand only a little about God now, as if we were peering at his reflection in a poor mirror; but someday we are going to see him in his completeness, face-to-face. Now all that I know is hazy and blurred, but then I will see everything clearly, just as clearly as God sees into my heart right now.” I Corinthians 13:12

#3 God is worthy of our trust.

God sees and knows our deepest, untold needs. His love is more than we can comprehend. He alone can be trusted with our heaviest burdens. He alone brings real peace.

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27

#4 He is waiting to comfort and guide us.

All we need to do is call upon Him. He will always answer. He wants to calm our doubts and direct our paths.

“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3

#5 A bright future awaits us.

The photo one tiny hummingbird’s wings in breathtaking. Have you thought of what awaits God’s family when we finally get Home?

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” I Corinthians 2:9

My prayer for you is that you know for sure Heaven is your eternal home. That you are prepared to meet Jesus. And, I prayed today for you and your family and your circumstances. My God be more real today than ever before. May you be able to turn all your cares over to Him.

As always, I look forward to your notes. How can I pray for you today?

Hugs,

For more fun facts about hummingbirds, click here.