The Daily Word

When God created the universe and in particular our own Solar System of which our Earth is part, His first command, having created the heavens and the earth, was ‘Let there be light’, and light now is something we take for granted. Someone way back in history, decided that a day should consist of 24 hours and broadly speaking, it splits into a period of darkness and a period of light, the difference being that as the earth rotates in space, the sun, which is our prime source of light, and which is pretty much fixed in space relative to the earth, cannot shine on the whole globe of earth as in rotates.

We would think it catastrophic if when we woke up and looked at the clock and it was still dark when it should be light, although, because the Earth’s axis is tilted as it rotates, those areas nearest the poles do experience 24 hours of darkness in winter.

Light is then associated with goodness in a metaphysical sense, so much so that Jesus said when He was on Earth, “I am the light of the world”, referring to the salvation that He came to bring and His capability to open up our minds and hearts to a new, beautiful and perfect appreciation of God. In some ways He echoed the second part of the verse we considered yesterday, “….In Your light we see light”.

This is clearly the ability to remove the clouding that sin brings to our eyes, as “The God of this world has blinded the minds of man lest the light of the glorious Gospel should shine in”. The glorious truth is also that as we get to know and learn about God more, then His light increases in intensity in our hearts and minds, and we don’t want to go back to being in darkness and can ever thank Him for opening our spiritual eyes.

Article written by Brian Preston, Elder @SFGH Church