Psalm 36:5-10.        

If you have ever taken a class in astronomy, or even watched a program about our solar system, you may have encountered the term, “Goldilocks zone.” This term refers to the area surrounding a star where a planet can successfully support life. This region is called “Goldilocks” because it is not so close to the star that its heat would burn everything up, but also not so far that the coldness of space would make it impossible to support life. It is just right for life.

That zone for our Sun is actually quite specific, and our Earth is in just the right place. One of the incredible gifts that God has given us in creation is our Sun, which warms our planet at just the right rate and offers us a constant source of light that enables life to exist.

When we consider what it means to be a light to all people, we must remember that only by remaining in God’s orbit can we receive the light that we are called to share. Like our own planet, God desires for our lives to be oriented around His perfect love and light, which then empowers us to shine for the world.

Author: Grant Miller