Eclipsing the Son

By: Dan Cole

Romans 1:17-18

Proverbs 3:5-6

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives."

-Ezra Taft Benson

            Going back to my analogy, “Man is like the moon, he can only reflect the glory of the Son and he has none of his own.” We know that we are to use the way we live to show Jesus to the world. However,  we often live our lives for ourselves and by doing so we push Jesus into the background. We live for experiences, temporary pleasures, or we just fall into the sins of our culture. We live our day to day to day lives for ourselves and submit to our passions and desires with no consideration for God or His will. We live as hypocrites and by doing so we eclipse the Son of God, unfortunately when we eclipse the Son there are consequences.

            Just as looking at a solar eclipse can cause incurable eye problems, in the same way when an unbeliever looks at a Christian living a life where their life style and their desires eclipse Jesus they are left blind to the truth. By living hypocritical lives as Christians we blind those who should otherwise be able to see Christ. So instead of seeing the changed life of a believer they see a person who lives a lie by claiming one belief and living another and a seed of doubt is planted instead of a seed of salvation. We have eclipsed Jesus for far too long and have left many blind due to our self glorifying life styles. It’s time to get out of the way and allow God’s light to shine. Pray for those eyes we’ve shut and thank God; for He can heal the blind.

Point to Ponder: What is the basis for your priorities? Are you basing them on God’s will or yours?