In the beginning, God created the heavens
and the earth -
all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness,.
a bottomless emptiness, an inky
blackness.
God spoke:
Light!
and light appeared!
God saw that the light was good
and separated light from darkness.
God named the light Day,
He named the darkness Night.
It was evening, it was morning--
Day One.
Genesis 1:1-5
When God faced the shapeless darkness that was the area of earth, He knew that the first thing needed was light - piercing, bright light, able to cut through the darkness and illuminate our world. So He said it, and it was so. The light was everywhere! Where did it come from? Certainly not the sun, moon or stars! Those were not created until the fourth day. No, that all-encompassing light had its source in God Himself.
When Jesus came to this earth, He called himself the Light of the World, intent on breaking up the darkness of sin and death, revealing beams of grace, beauty and truth. Jesus came to shine the light of His truth into the deep shadows of our world - confronting evil head on and, eventually, giving His life in order to banish all darkness forever.
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Lord, the light of Your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness shining;
Jesus, Light of the World, shine upon us,
Set us free from the truth You now bring
us.
Shine on me – Shine on me!
Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with
the Father’s glory,
Blaze, Spirit, Blaze, set our hearts on
fire.
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with
grace and mercy,
Send forth Your Word, Lord, and let there
be light.
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