"And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day." Genesis 1:14-19
As the scriptures clearly reveal, the fourth day of God’s creation was all about light. Lights were placed the expanse of the sky to separate day from night, serving as signs to mark the seasons and days and years as well as to light the earth. We’re told that God made two lights – the greater and the lesser – to govern the day and night. He also made the stars…additional sources of light. The important take away from the fourth day of creation is that light was sent to ensure we would never be in the darkness. Indeed, God is light; in Him, there is no darkness at all." (I John 1:5)
As we consider this concept of light, I think we should remember this awesome truth: light is always present in the world. No matter what time of day it is, the light is shining brightly somewhere. While part of the world is in the dark of night, another portion of the world is in broad daylight. We tend to forget this truth as we get wrapped up around our lives, our world, and our circumstances. God’s light does not go out.
And even in the dark, we have light. The moon and stars provide us night even in the midst of the darkest night. And although clouds may obscure the light of night from time to time, it is still there nonetheless...not as bright as the day (the greater light) because God created it as the "lesser light".
Question: Has your life taken you to a dark place where you have lost sight of the light? If so, pray for God to open your eyes to His marvelous, wonderful light. He will lead you to a place where the Psalmist was when he wrote, "You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light." Psalm 18:28
In Christ,
Mark
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