The Sun Shines When You Come Home

My good friend, Doug Roberts, was ministering recently in Mongolia for twenty-one days. He was there to speak to sheep herdsmen, pastors and Buddhist monks who have recently met the Lord. It was an enriching trip. While he was gone, one of his grandchildren wrote him:

"Hi papa! I miss you! Every time you leave it rains, I need you to come back so the sun will come out…"

What a sweet thought. The sun comes out when those we love the most come back home after a long absence.

How many times have we spoken harshly to someone and then have difficulty getting to an apology? Lifelong companions become distant after a misunderstanding that should have never happened. Then there are the wayward ones. It is always so good when prodigals come home, and the sun shines once again.

Many years ago, a friend of mine was itinerating and away from home a lot. He called from a distant place and spoke with his wife and children. His little daughter asked him:

“Daddy, when are you coming home?”
Her daddy replied: “I’ll be home next Tuesday.”
Her little voice came back to him and said: “No, Daddy, I mean when are you REALLY coming home?”

That broke his heart and it was the tipping point for him and he changed his lifestyle to be with his family more, so the sun would shine again at home.

Business and other life concerns can bring storm clouds at times, but God wants the “SON” to shine more for us. We should stop and try to do what we need to do so we can remove all the clouds for our loved ones.

Let’s try to cause the sun to shine again for more people around us. Find someone to "come home to" so you can bring the light back to his or her cloudy days.

“The Message” translation of the Bible has 2 Corinthians 4:6 starting the verse with these words: “It started when God said, ‘Light up the darkness!’”

Let’s go start something by making the sun shine for others.