September 6, 2025

I enjoy long runs on Sunday mornings and I would usually start around 6:30 am. This is the time when the sun would start coming up (depending on the time of the year). The run trail I take is straight and it’s mostly out and back round trip. So when I start the run, it’s a bit dark, but I can feel the sunlight starting to hit my back and it feels really good. Now the situation changes when I turn around and return to the starting point. I am facing the sun, and it’s coming directly into my face and it is very challenging to keep my eyes open while running.

I know that many of you have similar experiences while driving. During the winter, when I drive the girls to school, the sun is always in my way. The path of the sun rising in the winter always lines up with the road that I take, and even with sunglasses on it can be quite dangerous. Usually at that time, we pass the Waukesha post office, and many of their employees walk across the road to get to the building. Because of the strong sunlight, it’s really hard to see the people crossing, and it takes extra caution when I drive by.

In Exodus 33, Moses asks to see God’s face. But God only allows Moses to hide behind the rock as His glory passes by. This is because of our sinful nature, we cannot see God’s glory directly. It is not possible for us to face God in our sinfulness. Yet in John 8:12 Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.” Jesus is the light! And when we walk in Him, we will also have the light that matches for us to see God. When John saw Heaven in his vision, he saw that “the Lamb is its light” Revelation 21:23, this is where we would reside with God forever, but we are able to live in the Light because Jesus cleansed us from our sinfulness. Therefore, let us learn to walk in Jesus.

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