The Essence of Reflection

Tonight, I chased the sunset only to be reminded to be the moon. On my run, “Sun & Moon” by Phil Wickham kept being pressed on my spirit. Thus, I got lost in the lyrics and trying to comprehend the magnitude of these lyrics: 

“If You are the sun then I wanna be the moon. 

I wanna reflect the light that shines from You!”

The reality is, the moon has no light without the sun. The sun’s light hits the moon’s surface and give it light and beauty. But, what really happens when the moon reflects the sun? Let’s have a little study session.  A cool fact, the light the moon reflects is only 3-12% of the sunlight that hits it.  The brightest reflection happens during full moon, that means, there is practically a straight line between the sun and the moon. 

New moon is the darkest period of reflection (no existence) because the moon is between the sun and the earth. The day following new moon is a concept called earthshine. Earthshine is still quite dark with dark disk illuminated by the sunlight, but not as bright because the sun that hits the moon is reflecting off earth.

I’ll be honest with y’all, I didn’t know all that information off the top of my head. I rushed home, opened my laptop and begin researching. I wanted to figure out why those lyrics set so heavy and the strength, sacrifice and love those words encompassed. Also, I want those words to become actions and those actions to become an increasingly more lifestyle.

So, here are the facts God is the sun and we are the moon. We have no light without Christ. Light without Christ is absolutely impossible. He was the Creator of light from the beginning of time (Genesis 1:3) and remains the owner of light through eternity. 

In Psalms 27:1 it says, God is both our light and our salvation. The owner of light is the owner of life. Then again in John 8:12 it is written:

“I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the 
darkness but will have the light of life.” 

Let that soak in, read it again. 

Accepting Christ is accepting light and life. Y’all, that is radical! Picture the time you were most scared, heart racing and almost to a point of tears. What if the light shut off? What if there was no light to begin with? There would be no rescue from that point, only greater darkness. Yet, the creator of light…THE CREATOR offers a light that will never go out. Where is the source of your light?

Upon accepting such a bright offer we now reflect (embody) the only true source of Light. He allows his glory to reflect off of us. How’s your reflection? Are you going through a new moon phase? Is the light dimming and the world becoming your reflection?

The moon is on a rotation; I view those as seasons in life.  Earthshine is giving into temptations and earthly desires. Full moons is when we are hand-n-hand with Christ, walking with him and fully reflect His life. Seasons can consist of great highs and lows with the Lord, but we need to strive for complete reflection of Christ.

Think of this: When we are at a full moon, the Son is in front of us and the Earth is below us. We are living in His Presence while giving light to those walking in darkness on Earth. 

As a fellow sister in Christ, I want to encourage all my new and old, young and old brothers and sisters to be full mooners. Refrain from being timid, complacent and selfish with the full moon. Let the reflection of the Creator’s light shine bright. 

Let’s take on the world as the Full Moon revival;

 reflecting a Son that never loses His flame!