The Sun

I feel very fortunate to live in Gloucestershire, a beautiful part of England. On all of my walks, I see God’s handiwork unmistakably on display. In a new series of blogs (categorised as ‘Creation’), I will share images from my walks accompanied by suitable words from the Creator’s manual. I don’t profess to be a great photographer, and I simply use the camera on my phone. Easy reading and, hopefully, a visual pleasure!

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years…

Genesis 1.14

From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!

Psalm 113.3

The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises.

Ecclesiastes 1.5

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 84.11

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

Malachi 4.2

For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my Name will be great among the nations.

Malachi 1.11

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.

John 8.12

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. 

Psalm 19.1-6

The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

Psalm 50.1

He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.

Psalm 104.19

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1.3

Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night… the Lord of hosts is his name.

Jeremiah 31.35

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4.6

…from the rising of the sun and from the west, there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45.6

Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!

Psalm 148.3

May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!

Psalm 72.17

That evening, after the sun was down, they brought sick and evil-afflicted people to him. The whole city lined up at his door! He cured their sick bodies and tormented spirits.

Mark 1.32-34

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

John 1.9

To Him who made the great lights,
For His loving kindness is everlasting:
The sun to rule by day,
For His loving kindness is everlasting…

Psalm 136.7-8

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Isaiah 60.1

Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
You have prepared the light and the sun.

Psalm 74.16

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings…

Malachi 4.2

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1.5

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.

Isaiah 9.2

The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.

Acts 2.20