Key Verse
“Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your
heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.” Psalms 62:8 WEB
Lesson
There is blue everywhere you look. How you ever
wondered ever why? The sky is blue and so is the ocean. Almost every body of
water you look at appears blue. It is perhaps the most common color in nature,
maybe second only to green. This could be why blue is such a common favorite
color. Or maybe that is due to the way it causes a feeling of calm and peace.
What is it that makes the sky blue? Why does water look
blue in an ocean or stream. This is a question scientists have studied closely.
They have found that the sky is blue because water droplets scatter mostly blue
light. When light travels through a water droplet, the main color it reflects
is blue; other colors are absorbed. Bodies of water such as the ocean appear blue
for the same reason.
Blue also appears on flags, in symbols, and in other
significant places. For centuries blue has been an important color. This is
because it is used to represent loyalty and trust.1 Many things in life are not
certain. But the sky is. We can be sure that even though grey storm clouds come
for a time. The blue sky will emerge after they pass. Sometimes the ocean may
crash with great waves; rivers and lakes may flood dangerously white and
foaming. But this too will pass. Before long, they will loyally return to a
calm blue.
When Jesus created the sky, he made it a calming blue
so that every time we look up towards heaven, we would be reminded that we have
a loyal and trust-worthy God. He is our refuge and we can trust in him at all
times just as Psalms 62:8 says. Even though storms cover the blue sky for a
time, it will emerge again to calm and reassure us, just like our loyal God.
Questions
What is your favorite color? Do you know what is
represents?
Do you think God is trust-worthy enough to pour your
heart out to as the text in Psalms says?
Why do you think the Christian flag has blue on it?
Sources
1https://resources.oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/rreagan/Filemanager_Public_Files/meaningofcolors.htm
Sources
1https://resources.oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/rreagan/Filemanager_Public_Files/meaningofcolors.htm