Light in the Darkness

Genesis 1:3 - Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.

We now venture into the part of the text that describes how God went about creating. The pattern which begins with this verse is a simple one. God spoke and it happened. More details of the process will be told to us in later verses, but each part of creation from here on begins with the Word of God speaking it into existence.

We should notice that light is also the first element of creation that comes in an order or a sequence. The word then tells us that light was created after the heavens and the earth were made. In verse one we are told that God made the heavens and the earth, but we are not told which was made first. We might assume the heavens were made first, but that is not what is written. In fact, time, as well as space and matter, all came into existence in verse one. It may very well have been that the heavens and the earth (space and matter) and time all came at once. The fact is, we don't know and God doesn't tell us.

However, with light we do know at least that it was made after the heavens and the earth, and this means that time must have been in place as well, otherwise the word then would have no meaning! Again, from here on out, there is an order of events that we need to pay attention to for reasons that we will see more clearly later on.

What is most interesting to me is that light is created here without any physical source. The light comes directly from God. He is the source of the first light! It is by the will of God that light came into being in the middle of the darkness and chaos of the creation. The reality of it all is that God has never stopped being the true source of light, whether that light is physical or the light that can shine in the darkness of our lives. God can bring the light we need into our darkest situations, if we will turn to Him through Jesus Christ. Jesus is called "the Light of the world," and the "light of life" in the New testament book of John, chapter 8, verse 12.

If you see darkness in your life, I urge you to look at the Creator of light for your light. Believe and trust that Jesus came and lived and died to bring you from darkness to light. Talk to God in prayer about this, and find someone who you know is a real follower of Jesus to help if you can. You don't need to know any fancy language, you just need to be honest with God and really give yourself to Him. He wants to speak 'light' into your life right now.

Your joyfully loquacious believer,
LEE