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Over 200 years ago, Mount Tambora, a volcano on an island in Indonesia, erupted and literally changed the world. The explosion was heard 1,600 miles away and the ash was so massive that it caused the temperature across the world to drop two degrees and lead to a year without summer. 

It doesn’t sound like a lot, but 1816 is the coldest year on record since the 1400s and the effects of the eruption caused rivers to freeze and crops, livestock, and people to die. The impact was so severe that there were no longer horses to ride from place to place, leading Karl Drais to devise a new mode of transportation which has since been labeled “the noblest invention of mankind,” the Laufmaschine, better known to us as the bicycle.

In 1 Peter, we are told that we “are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you our of darkness into His wonderful light.” (2:9)

Just as the ash from Mount Tambora blocked out the sun, our sin caused a rift between us and God that led us to live in darkness. But all glory to God for His incredible gift of Jesus that cleanses us of our sins and brings us into relationship with Him, allowing us to fulfill our purpose of proclaiming the goodness of God.

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