Our Spiritual Solstice!
"When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches."
Psalm 63: 6
Depending on how one views the calendar, the winter solstice
happens at a moment in time between December 21 and 22 of
each year. It happens at the moment in the earth’s annual
orbit
around the sun when the earth’s axis is tilted farthest
away
from the sun.
Practically speaking, it marks the end of long nights,
short days, and beginning of short nights, long days.
Spiritually speaking, we long for a winter solstice-type moment
in our life when we're going through times of trouble. We want
to reach a point when we see more light than darkness
in each
day, when darkness of discouragement gives way to the light of
joy and hope as the Son rises anew in our life.
Until that light appears, we can use the darkness as a time to
meditate and reflect on the unchanging character and nature
of God. While darkness may affect how we see Him,
darkness does not change Him.
The psalmist David said he would think about God as he
lay on his bed at night. He meditated on Him through the
“watches”—the stages, the progression—of the night.
Ask God to walk with you through the stages
of your dark night. Remember who He is and
what He has done for you.
"The greater your knowledge of the goodness
and grace of God on your life, the more likely
you are to praise Him in the storm."
Matt Chandler
