When the Sun Forbears to Shine

In the world of green tech, the smart money’s on improving solar power.  What other natural resource can you think of with the sun’s kind of untapped energy?  There are all kinds of solar powered gadgets making the rounds these days: phone chargers, holiday lights, yard lights, fans, watches, freezers, generators, and even kids toys.

One of my favorite solar powered items is the wind turbine.  It’s a wind turbine that’s powered not by the wind, but by the sun.  Really? What’s next?  A hydroelectric generator powered by geothermal energy? 

Seriously though, I like the idea of solar-powered gadgets as much as the next guy, especially when it comes to lowering my electricity bills. 

There’s just one problem with relying on the sun.  As that great old hymn Amazing Grace reminds us, “The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine,” and the eternal city will have no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God will illumine it, and its lamp will be the Lamb. (Revelation 21:23) 

So, buy your solar-powered gizmos if you like, but make your real investment in the infinite power source, Jesus Christ.