Shadows

Read Psalm 51

I was outside (in this BEAUTIFUL weather) today with a friend of mine discussing sin.  We talked about how when someone is walking in sin it affects all areas of your life.  Being a bright sunny day out, he pointed down to our shadows and said that when we walk in sin it's like our shadow- it follows us around everywhere.  I then noticed something pretty cool.  Think about it: When you are facing directly into the sun, your shadow is directly behind you.  However, when you turn your back to the sun, your shadow is right there in front of you.  Hmmm...sound familiar?  When we are focused and keeping ourselves facing directly at the SON, our shadow (sin) is always behind us.  When we turn our backs to the Son, our sin is ever before us!  Don't you love it when God uses His own creation to make lessons so easy for us?