And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
—Genesis 1:3
“the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you”
—Numbers 6:25
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
—Luke 2:15
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
—1 John 1:5
The light shines into the darkness, but the darkness doesn't get it.
The books of Genesis and John and 1 John all begin with beginning. And beginnings begin with light. Light is the way that information moves through our universe. I know that the wind is moving through the tree at the edge of our yard because I see the leaves fluttering and the branches swaying. The light entering the window near me brought that information. Therefore, both Scripture and our everyday language are filled with uses of the word "light" to represent knowledge and understanding. And truth.
A person who hears an explanation and comes to understand may say, "I see now." Light and glory and a message of joy came to shepherds in a dark field one night. And they went to see.
As this new year dawns, may the Light shine into all the dark places, illuminating them and cleansing them.
May all the Lord's people bear witness to the Light.
Light
Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
—Psalm 119:18
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
—Genesis 1:3
“the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you”
—Numbers 6:25
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
—Luke 2:15
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
—1 John 1:5
The light shines into the darkness, but the darkness doesn't get it.
The books of Genesis and John and 1 John all begin with beginning. And beginnings begin with light. Light is the way that information moves through our universe. I know that the wind is moving through the tree at the edge of our yard because I see the leaves fluttering and the branches swaying. The light entering the window near me brought that information. Therefore, both Scripture and our everyday language are filled with uses of the word "light" to represent knowledge and understanding. And truth.
A person who hears an explanation and comes to understand may say, "I see now." Light and glory and a message of joy came to shepherds in a dark field one night. And they went to see.
As this new year dawns, may the Light shine into all the dark places, illuminating them and cleansing them.
May all the Lord's people bear witness to the Light.
All of it.