Eclipse Musings

Eclipse Musings
By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

Romans 1:20a: “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead.”  

What invisible attributes of God can be clearly seen in the solar eclipse?

Notice how the shadow moves across the face of the sun and conceals the light.  Yet, even in its totality, the eclipse does not completely cover the light. Even though the eclipse covers the sun, the corona of the sun can still be seen. Corona is the Latin word for crown.  

Jesus is the Light of the world.  He is King of Kings.  For most of us, the eclipse will be only time in our lives that we will see the corona which pictures His crown, His majesty, His glory.
John 1:5: “His life is the light that shines through the darkness--and the darkness can never extinguish it.”

As soon as the darkness of the eclipse is at its fullness, it moves on. It appears as though the light is pushing it away.

The message:  The darkness of sin has spread across our nation and the world.  It seems to have eclipsed truth. Yet, in the darkest of times, the corona of Jesus Christ can still be seen.  In the fullness of His timing, the light will again come forth and dispel the darkness.
In the eclipse, we see that in Jesus Christ, darkness can never overcome light.

All this was put into place in Genesis 1, on the fourth day, when the Lord placed the sun, moon and stars in the heavens.

I marvel at the magnitude and exactitude of Yahweh, Elohim, the Lord God Almighty.