As Sure As The Sun

Text: Hosea 6:3, Lamentations 3:22-24

“Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”
-Hosea 6:3

Truth be told, I am a worrier in progress.

I know I’m not supposed to worry. I know God calls us to trust Him and tells us He will carry our burdens (Matthew 11:28). But if I’m honest, a lot of days it feels easier to worry than to trust.

I guess worrying gives me the illusion of control. I’ll lay in bed at night mulling questions or scenarios over in my mind: What if…? How will I ever…? What if I never…? And if I don’t have something to worry about today, I’ll often borrow worry from tomorrow. It’s a problem God is continually addressing in my life.

But there is one thing I never fall asleep at night worrying about, and that’s whether or not the sun’s going to come up in the morning. It’s a sure bet. And God promises that with each morning sunrise, He offers mercies anew and love unfailing (Lamentations 3:22-23). That, too, is a sure thing, yet I doubt it all the time.

I am so grateful that God wrote His promises in the sky. He knew we would forget His love and His mercy and His faithfulness. So every morning, He instructs the sun to sing out a chorus of undeserved and unending love, a song of mercies anew.

I love God’s promise in Hosea is that “He will appear” (Hosea 6:3). He doesn’t promise a problem-free life, or a life without suffering. He doesn’t say, “As surely as the sun rises, life will be easy and you will never struggle.” I’m so glad that’s not the promise He gives us because it wouldn’t ring true.

We all know this life doesn’t come without struggle and disappointment and hurt (John 16:33). We’ve all got unanswered questions and unspoken fears. The beauty of these verses to me is that God promises His presence. He promises that no matter what we are walking through, He will show up and He will be there with us.

What are you worried about today, sisters? I’m praying that as we lift our eyes to the sky, we’d see evidence of God’s promised presence in our lives. Even on the days we can’t feel His presence, may we always know He’s there… as surely as the sun that rises each morning.

As Sure As The Sun
by Ellie Holcomb

There is good news
There is good truth
That you could never change
No matter what you do
You are loved
More than you know
More than you could hope for
After everything you’ve done

As sure as the sun will rise
And takes away the night
His mercy will not end
His mercy will not end

There is good news
There’s a promise
That no matter where you go
You will never be alone
In the dark
In the doubting
When you can’t feel anything
Oh, his love remains the same

As sure as the sun will rise
And takes away the night
His mercy will not end
His mercy will not end

Even through the night
Silver stars will shine
Hope of glory’s light
That will wake us once again

As sure as the sun will rise
And takes away the night
As sure as the sun will rise
His mercy will not end
His mercy will not end