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Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east? Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night's wickedness? (Job 38:12-13 NLT)

These rhetorical questions were intended to cause Job to reflect on the infinite power of his heavenly Father -- and on his lack of power.

It's easy for me to see why God chose to use the sunrise as an example of His own might in His conversation with Job.

Every single time I see the sun peek up over the horizon I'm reminded that the morning has, once again, appeared at God's command.

And I'm struck with the knowledge that I have absolutely no power over it.

If I did, there are some days that I would slow down and savor.

And there are other days that I would choose to experience on fast forward.

But not one of us can cause the dawn to rise in the east or make the daylight spread to the ends of the earth.

In our own power, we are completely incapable of bringing an end to the wickedness of the night that sometimes seems to engulf us.

Fortunately, we know the One who can.

We know the One brings light into our lives every day.

The sunrise is just the beginning.

Our Heavenly Father commands the brightest light to rise up from even the darkest days of our lives.

And the more conscious we are of our own lack of power, the more likely we are to catch a glimpse of His.

May we all glimpse God's power in our lives today.