The Light in the Clouds


Men see not the bright light which is in the clouds.--Job 37: 21.

The light in the clouds is a reflection of the sun's light; it means that the sun is still shining; it is a prophecy of another sunrise, the dawn of a new day.

This has a parallel in the realm of human life.

Clouds of trouble and sorrow come over the lives of all of us, but they are not all darkness; there is always a light gleaming through them. The light means that the sun of God's love and goodness is still shining.

“Thy mercy, O Lord is in the heavens; and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds”(Ps. 36: 5).

We are wont to look at the shadows the clouds cast upon our way. We look down and see only the darkness they spread around us. That is why “men see not the bright light which is in the clouds.”

Look up! The sun is shining somewhere. Look up, and you will see his radiance reflected in those clouds that seem so dark and gloomy.

Sunset means sunrise.

I am not facing life's sunset, but I am looking forward to another sunrise--the dawn of that eternal morning in the land where there shall be no more clouds, no more shadows.