“And God said, “Let there be light, and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3)
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2)
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19)
God is light. His very presence brings light. The very first words recorded from the mouth of God are “Let there be Light!” The Scripture describes a world without God as a world of darkness. Our sinful condition has brought darkness into this world and, the prophet Isaiah says, we are “walking in darkness” living in the “shadow of death”.
But God has, once again, brought light to us. He was not satisfied to let the world He created stay forever in the dark. We were helpless. We were lost. We could not save ourselves. But, because of His great love toward us, He pierced the darkness of this fallen world by sending His one and only Son. Once again He has spoken…”Let there be Light!”
“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
Do you get this? We were not pursuing God. He came after us! He is the One who brings light into our darkness. What is even more unbelievable is that when God showed up to rescue us we still rejected Him. In fact, we did more than reject Him…we crucified Him. Jesus says in the verses above that we preferred darkness. We are not comfortable in the light. It reveals our weaknesses. It exposes our selfish lifestyles and we do not like that. We would rather stay in bondage than be set free.
“The light is so bright. It hurts my eyes. There must be a catch. I can’t trust…I can’t take the risk. Please, just turn the light off and leave me alone.”
All of us are resistant on some level to the light of Jesus. He calls us out of our comfort zone and into the light. Today, as you meditate on what God has done for you, allow Him to bring light into your life. Confess your sins to Him. Come out of the darkness and…Let there be Light!