Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
No scientist has ever exhausted the possibilities of the uses of the sun. Truly the sunlight is sweet to the eye. If the physical light is that sweet, what about the spiritual light? No christian has ever exhausted the possibilities of the precious light from God. Christ has promised unto those that fear Him:
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.
Malachi 4:2
The path of the righteous is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. To those who trust in Christ, to them He is an everlasting light, a sun and shield (Isaiah 60:19, Psalms 84:11). Christ visited us from on high to give light: healing light and spiritual light (Luke 1:78). Indeed when Christ shines His face upon us there is healing.
Sunshine as a law of health is essential for perfect health.
Benefits of sunlight
- Improves blood circulation as vasodilation* increases blood flow
- It increases the cardiac output
- It increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood
- Regulates the blood pressure toward normal levels
- Increases the number of white blood cells & stimulates their ability to destroy both germs and cancer cells
- Increases gamma globulin: a protein that helps the body fight infection
- Effective treatment for jaundice in the newborn babies
- It stabilizes blood sugar levels
- Sunlight lowers cholesterol and triglycerides in blood by 30%
- Outdoor exercise in sunlight improves muscle tone and endurance
- It relieves pain from swollen arthritic joints
- Sunlight increases the body metabolism by stimulating the thyroid gland function
- Sunlight enhances mental outlook and a sense of well being as it helps prevent or overcome mental depression
- It promotes healing and helps keep home free from disease causing germs. Sun bathing facilitates wound healing
- Sunshine produces vitamin D, which :
- promotes calcium absorption,
- development of strong bones and
- modulation of cell growth
Sun injuries should be avoided by minimizing summer sun exposure at midday (sunshine before 9am and after 3pm wil be of great benefit), eating of low fat diet and wearing of protective clothing.
Sun injuries can cause skin cancer, lead to eye damage and accelerate aging.
In conclusion, we have seen the benefits of the sun. As in the natural, so it is in the spiritual. We shall experience similar blessings - even more benefits from Christ - the fount of light and the sun of righteousness (Psalm 36:9, Malachi 4:2). As the flowers in the field turn to the sun that its bright beams may aid in perfecting its beauty and symmetry, so should we turn to the sun of righteousness, that heaven’s light may shine upon us thus our characters will be developed into the likeness of Christ’s.
The Christian Warfare