Down Under

The Earth, which is our base from which we look into space, is constantly moving. Understanding this movement is one of the most useful and important things in Astronomy.

The earth orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit and the moon orbits the earth with the same kind of orbit. Looking down from the north pole, the earth spins in a counterclockwise direction. This accounts for the fact that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Gen 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Gen 1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.

At a glance, we may see that the sun and moon are the moving planet and feels that the earth is steady in its position. This is the exact perception of Joshua when he asked the Lord for the sun and moon to stood still.

Josh 10:12 Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Josh 10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

God is going down to our level. In the manner to which we would understand. Just imagine if God would explain the solar system to Joshua at that time, that it is not the sun and moon that should stood still but the earth in it's counterclockwise rotation.

Is 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Is 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Truly, wherever we are in this globe, when we look at the heaven, it is always located up above the earth, though in God's perception it is not so because knowing now the solar system, the heaven up above is sometimes down under.
 

Sun of Righteousness

Eph 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Will I have to wait before the sun go down for my anger to subside? What if the sin is committed after the sun goes down where the next event is sunrise? Precisely, this is literal and not spiritual.

1 Cor 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

1 Cor 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

What we should not let down is the sun of righteousness which is meek, kind, considerate and loving not hatred between each other.

Mal 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Above video is a good example of the sun that goes down upon their wrath.

Prov 21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

1 Cor 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Bad for you man, the sun should not go down upon your wrath for the woman is a fighter.

Rain or Shine

I have discussed in my previous article that earth's disaster like earthquakes and floods are God's wrath and fierce anger. He can make the earth tremble with a mere stare and touch.

Like the saying goes, for every storm there's a rainbow and a blessing in each trial.

Rain or shine, by the mercies of God, we must always present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto Him.

Mt 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Literally, who needs sun and rain but plants in the farm or in the garden?

1 Cor 3:9 For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's farming, God's building.

Spiritually, who needs sun and rain from God?

Mal 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Is 45:8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

Is 61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

As the sun of righteousness shine and the rain of righteousness pour down on us, we are assured of a full protection from God.

Rom 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

And who would dare to lay down their own necks for the salvation of anyone?

Rom 16:3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:

Rom 16:4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Except that one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus who laid down his own life for the salvation of all.

Mk 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Jesus therefore, is the rain or shine of God - the word and righteousness of God.

Jas 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.