Light

“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”  Genesis 1:3

The Artist began His work with a stroke of brilliance.  At His command, light came crashing through the darkness, dismissing the gloom and illuminating the deep.  Golden beams bounded through the universe and filled the shadowy space with brightness.  Unlike the rays of the sun, which stream from self-consuming combustion, the sole source of this light was the power of God’s word and the presence of His will. 

“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” 

All life to come would depend on light.  Plants, animals, and people would need its warmth and radiance to survive.  Without light, they could not grow, they could not see, they could not be.

Now, as then, our life depends upon His light.  “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ”(2 Cor. 4:6).  No source within us can produce the power necessary to perfect our souls.  We may consume ourselves and those around us while trying, but only the Word and the will of the Almighty bring light and life. 

Then, as now, God chose to not obliterate the darkness completely.  Instead He opted for separation – the contrast providing us opportunity for realization and rest.  But one day He will.  God will speak again, forever damning the darkness and eternally illuminating His new creation with Himself, for “God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all”(1 Jn 1:5).

The Word of God is the Light of the World.

Live in His brilliance.