Is your face a sunrise or a sunset? When people look at you, do they think about sunrise or sunset? Do they see hope and expectancy? Do they see a person who is just existing? Your face is like a television screen. What kind of program is being transmitted? In Acts 6, there is the account of Stephen being stoned to death because of his preaching about Jesus. As they are killing him, is his face sunrise or sunset? It’s sunrise! “And they saw his face was like the face of an angel”, according to verse 15.
People remember the expression on your face. Paul has an interesting discussion in 2 Corinthians 3 about facial reflections. People who do not receive the Word of God have a dull countenance. When anyone turns to the Lord Jesus, the dull veil is taken away and “unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory.” (verse 18) It is a description of faces being transformed from sunset to sunrise.
Why does suicide happen? Because there is no sunrise expected; all looks dark. David prays in Psalm 67:1 for God’s face to shine on his face that his life might be changed. Salvation is in seeing the face of the Lord. In Psalm 104:15, God is credited with putting a glow on the face of his people.
Perhaps the best witness you can bear to your faith is in having a “sunrise face”. In the Sermon from the Mountain, Jesus instructed his disciples to wash their faces and put oil in their hair and give out a positive and joyful appearance while worshipping. (Matthew 6:17)
It’s important when a Christian goes to worship or to work that his facial expression give the right message. If you have a “sunset face”, turn to Jesus who can turn night into day and give you a spiritual sunrise.
“God of the New Day, bring the life of the Son of God into my life that
I might move from darkness into the light of the Truth of God. Amen”
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