14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. ~ Genesis 1:14-19
In the Old Testament, God is referred to as our sun in Psalms 84:11. Here’s what I find interesting about this: almost every single civilization worshipped the sun at one point in time. Even ancient Israel. In fact, God told Ezekiel that this was the greatest of the abominations the house of Israel was committing (Ezekiel 8:16). The worship of the sun had even penetrated the house of Israel. I believe that the sun was created as a sign to all of humanity and to be a type of symbol for God, if you will. I don’t believe it was ever created to be worshipped.
So, when the people of Israel began to choose the representation or symbol or foreshadowing instead of the actual God of the Heavens and Earth, the LORD’s anger began to burn against them. I believe that this is why the sun will eventually be no more. Isaiah 60:19-20 and Revelation 21:23 actually prophesy that the true Light of the World will take His rightful place as the only sun. The only separation of light and dark. The only Light that can truly destroy darkness.
There’s so much in our lives that are just a foreshadowing of the good things to come, and those things, oftentimes, actually end up taking away from the true essence that is to come. We cling to the temporary happiness of the world instead of the everlasting joy of the LORD. The lust of the flesh instead of the love of the LORD. This world promises so many counterfeits and pushes temporary but immediate pleasures that we forget the everlasting promises of the LORD. We trade the eternal for the temporary. The spiritual for the flesh. So, what are we to do? We search the Scriptures and seek the LORD for the good and perfect things to come to His people.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Bow To A Place Holder.