Day #25: His Light Rises Upon All

Upon whom does his light not rise?
~Job 25:3b

The 25th chapter of Job is short, sweet, and to the point. Today Job's friend Bildad is speaking. All Bildad really says is 'Job, God is... God! He'll work everything out.' You know, I think I'm starting to like Bildad... =]

One thing that Bildad said stuck out at me. It is found in the Book of Job, 25th chapter, second half of the third verse. (It's also up ^^ there.) 'Upon whom does his light not rise?' Hmmm... Okay, so God's light rises upon everyone. But what does that mean?

Before I get to the core of this verse, can I talk about light? Light often represents grace, or holiness, sometimes Heaven. But light also represents truth, understanding, exposure. Light helps us see, gives us hope, burns us, blinds us...

I interpreted this verse (you may interpret it differently, for we all unique in our interpretations) to have two implications.

The first implication: God's grace and hope falls upon everyone. Everyone has the chance to receive his mercy, and gain heart through his love.

The second implication: God's light falls upon everyone, exposing their faults and deepest secrets, and all those little things we don't want to see. God's light travels to every corner of everyone's life, showing those little piles of dirt we push there, and all the cobwebs on the ceiling.

God is loving. God is strict. He is equally just in both aspects. God does not show favoritism. His light rises upon all.


Photo #25: His light rises upon all. (I know I have a lot of sun pictures, but sometimes they're the only appropriate image. =])