Scripture Sunday: Isaiah 60:20

Every Sunday on this site I will take some time to look at a passage from the Bible that I like and think is great... though they could obviously be presented by themselves without further mention, I will throw my two cents in on what the verse(s) mean to me.

This week is one of my all-time favorite verses, and one that has provided a lot of comfort and inspiration for me. That is Isaiah 60:20.

"No longer shall your sun go down, or your moon withdraw, For the Lord will be your light forever, and the days of your mourning shall be at an end."

This is a beautiful verse because it reminds us of a very real fact - as long as the Lord is our "sun" and the cause of light and joy in our life, why should we ever mourn, why should we be unhappy?

Obviously, the sun is what gives us light on earth, but every night, the sun goes down, and we are left with no light, except for what the moon can provide. But when both go down, we are left with simply darkness here on earth.

In the same way, if we put our hope and joy in earthly things, they will let us down. Just like the sun, they will go down at times, or we will simply not be able to rely on them for joy. There is no earthly thing or person that this is not true for. However, if we let the Lord be our light, He will not let us down. He will not set at night, or withdraw like the moon, but rather He will be there to light our life forever, and to bring our days of mourning to an end.