As we almost all sit at home right now, spring thunderstorms role by. Lightning fills the sky. Above the clouds a large pink super-moon. The flashes, the glimpse; a reminder of Who’s in charge… When the thunder let’s itself hear and the earth shakes of the sounds. It reminds me; yes, God’s in charge.

‘The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.’ (Psalm 77:18)

‘Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

‘For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.’ (Matthew 24:27)

When I was a child, I was afraid of the dark. But my mother thought me; Jesus is always with you, in the light and in the dark. And I believed that.

Jesus guides us through darkness. You’re never alone. But this Friday we remember: we remember that He over-won the darkness. He’d entered it for us. Alone.

In and through Him we may shine our lights in this dark, sinful world. Whether you’re alone in a house or as a family. – ‘For you were once darkness, but now you are light of the Lord. Walk as children of light.’ (Ephesians 5:8)

Jesus cried out on that ninth hour, with a loud voice: ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’ – We all should know the answer… it was for us, us sinners. He entered darkness, the darkness where like 2 clouds meet: hot and cold – pure and sinful. Lightning strikes and God speaks to our hearts… Jesus endured and payed the price. Through Him God answers. Like He shakes up the earth with thunder, He shakes our hearts: a wake-up calling.

A favorite Bible verse of mine: ‘Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.’ (Isaiah 60:1)

May your Good Friday into Easter bring you much light to your hearts. May He take all your worries and fears. He took it upon Himself: on the cross.