Dawn’s Early Light

We’ve all heard or used the phrase “It just dawned on me,” meaning we’ve just realized or remembered something. Webster’s defines dawn as “to become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood,” but it also defines it as a verb “to begin or emerge,” and as a noun “the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.”  

When you read about Jesus and the crucifixion, you know a great darkness had covered the land while He was on the cross. In Matthew 28:1, it says that after His burial, on the day after the Sabbath, at dawn, Mary and Mary came to the tomb. It is no coincidence that they came at “dawn,” as this would be the beginning of a new day, the first appearance of “Light.”  

When we watch a sunrise, we see the sky begin to brighten, it is the passing of night into day. We see just a sliver of the sun as it emerges over the horizon. As we continue to watch, the sun becomes larger and takes its place in the sky above. When we keep our eyes on Jesus, the Son, He will also become larger in our lives, and make Himself known to us. The sun is always there, whether we see it or not because its hidden by clouds or because the earth is rotated in such a way, we can’t see it. Just like the sun, the Son is always there, whether we see Him or not because He’s hidden by our clouds or whether we’ve rotated in such a way we can’t see Him.  

Mary and Mary witnessed a beautiful Sonrise that day, and so can you. Invite Him in and watch your darkness slowly turn to light, as He takes His place in your heart and becomes larger than any of your clouds. Easter was not about the Sonset, it was all about the Sonrise.