Son Shine Chair

Devotion

2-17-2010

Son Shine Chair

Psalm 119:9a

“How can a young man keep his way pure?”

 

Johnny had a very delicate skin condition that kept him from enjoying a warm summer afternoon.  The pigment of his sin was all but gone which made him highly vulnerable to skin cancer when exposed to direct sun light. So he spent most of his time inside dreaming of being able to enjoy the warmth of the sun like all his friends did. 

 

Some days, when the sun was bright and the rays would beam in through the bay window in his kitchen, it would capture Johnny’s attention and he would stare from a distance at its beauty. 

 

One afternoon while Johnny was away visiting his grandparents, his mom went to work on solving his problem.  She wanted to make sure the next time Johnny returned home he would have a special surprise waiting for him. The crew got to work quickly and before she knew it the work was done. She could hardly wait for her son to come home. The next day as Johnny came through the door his mom rushed to embrace him and lead him to the kitchen bay window.  There beside the window was a special chair just for him.  The rays of the sun that came through the window left a soft glow upon the chair that lit up the note pinned to it. It was a big note that read: Johnny’s Sunshine Chair.  Mom walked him to the chair and sat him in it, “There you go sweetheart, a chair in the sunshine just for you. Sit down and feel the warmth of the sun on your face. Isn’t it wonderful?”  “But how can I sit here mom, won’t it hurt my skin to sit in the sun like this?” Mom smiled as she explained. “You see Johnny; while you were gone I had a special treatment placed on the window. I had it frosted.  Now it will capture the sun light and defuse it, or take away the danger of its rays and will allow you to receive pure light that is not harmful to your life.”

 

Like the story, we frost the windows of our hearts with the truth of God’s word and therefore defuse sin, protecting us from its harmful effects in our lives and to our witness.  We become translucent (pure) before God and ready to do His will. Then we will sit safety in His Son shine chair of love and His light will glow upon us.