This winter in Estonia has been extremely cold, as it usually is. Living on this northern latitude you just don’t get a lot of daylight this time of year, but when the sun does show itself it can be glorious.
My little boy Ryan is a active guy to say the least, however he does mellow when we take a drive. So one evening on a little auto trip as we like to call it, the sun began to set in a splendorous silhouette. Sensing the opportunity to be spontaneous we began to drive west in pursuit of this beauty.
I regret not having my camera to capture that exquisite sunset with the shades of amber and orange textured on the backdrop of the vivid horizon. The creator's brush had truly painted a masterpiece.
What sheer joy it was to just take it in and revel for a few moments in the glory of God. We were chasing the sunset and at that moment I don’t believe we could be doing anything better. I wish I could say I am always this spontaneous when given such golden opportunity. It does make me want to take advantage more of soaking in the blessings and beauty of life.
It is easy to go through the normal and ordinary patterns of life and to miss out on the extraordinary.
This brings to mind a great line from a classic hymn “When I survey The Wondrous Cross On which the prince of Glory died.” There in that one short line is a treasure so full of beauty and truth that it will take eternity to comprehend. What a privilege it is to absorb the reality of God's grace and be transformed in it's light.
The scripture tells us we can be washed in the water of the word (Ephesians 5:26 ). We can be saturated with the truth of God taking it in one gem at a time. As we appreciate the ultimate masterpiece “The Lamb Of God”, this glorious reality of God's goodness and grace can be painted more vividly in our hearts. My challenge is let not a day go by that we don't chase those beautiful sunsets that are there for us to behold.
