Sun showers are an interesting phenomenon. It can be an otherwise bright and sunny day, but it just so happens that it is raining where you are. What’s up with that! Or you might look at another way: it is lightly raining but look at the beautiful colors on this sunny day. The difference is one of perspective: do you focus on the rain or do you focus on the sun?
The Christian life is not unlike this phenomenon. Sometimes the day is bright with some rain, and sometimes the day is rainy with some sun. It’s all a matter of perspective and where you put your focus. Let me suggest to you to put your focus on the Son, even in the midst of the showers.
In the midst of the showers of temptation, the Son is our way of escape! The devil is in the business of deceit and enticement; his primary objective is to lure you into one of his traps. When you think that the devil is going to overpower you, change your perspective and look to the Son, for “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Remember that the Son will “make the way of escape” (1 Cor. 10:13) in the showers of temptation!
In the midst of the showers of troubles, the Son is our ever-present companion! Sometimes life seems like one trial after another. Someone says, “I’m like a magnet for problems.” Or, “If something can go wrong, it will.” The Christian is not exempt from suffering and tribulation. But, when you think that all the hardships of life are raining down on you, change your perspective and look to the Son, for He is ready for “all your anxieties” (1 Pet. 5:7). Remember that the Son, as your ever-present companion, “will never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb. 13:5) in the showers of troubles!
In the midst of the showers of grief, the Son is our wonderful counselor! The pain of losing someone dear to us never really leaves us! When your heart is aching, when you feel all alone, and when you feel like your family and friends have “moved on,” change your perspective and look to the Son, for He is the “friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Prov. 18:24). Remember that the Son is the “Wonderful Counselor” (Isa. 9:6) in the showers of grief!
In the midst of the showers of sin, the Son is our personal advocate! As a Christian, we don’t want to sin, but we do. Sometimes the guilt of our sin causes us to want to give up. When you think you can’t go on, change your perspective and look to the Son, “since He always lives to make intercession” (Heb. 7:25). Remember that the Son is our personal “Advocate with the Father” (1 John 2:1-2) in the midst of sin!
Sun showers are usually brief and light. So are the showers of life (in perspective). Keep your focus on the Son!