The Mystery of Love

From the womb of the dawn the Sun of Righteous rose with healing in his wings. It was then that the people who walked in darkness saw a great light; on those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness a light shown. This is the mystery of love.

What did it take to rescue those who were held captive in the domain of darkness and transfer them into the kingdom of light, the kingdom of God's beloved Son?  This is the mystery of love.  Jesus left his father's throne and emptied himself of all but love and on the cross the immortal died. Then there was darkness over all the land.

Darkness as black as night covered all the earth because it seemed that darkness had overcome the light and that life had been swallowed up by death. Those who were bound by sin and nature's night groaned and felt all hope was lost. The truth was revealed when Jesus rose from the dead and his glory shown upon us. The mystery of love was that light overwhelmed the darkness and life swallowed up death.

The great mystery of God's love is this He lavished His love on us when we were His enemies. Jesus died for those who caused his pain. When we were alienated and hostile in our minds against the love of God and engaging in evil deeds God gave His son to reconcile us to Himself. To all who recieved him, to those who believed in his name he gave the right to become children of God. The right to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

Lord Jesus, I wake before the dawn and watch as the Sun rises remaining me of a deeper reality. Because of you I am a child of the light, a child of the day. I no longer belong to the night and it's darkness. I wait for the dawn of a new day when You will come with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. On that day I will join with the redeemed and meet You in the air. Until You come I will comfort myself with this mystery.