Light and Darkness

UV 1593/10000 Light and Darkness
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1 v 5

The day and night are not exactly equal in most places and times around the globe except during the Equinox. The day is usually longer than the night. This is a symbol that though evil and ignorance symbolised by darkness exists in this world, the good predominates. The good outlasts and outweighs the evil. Though the potential for good and evil exists in our lives, the potential for good is greater by far. The rising of the sun at the end of each night and the beginning of each day is a symbol of the unfailing love and hope we have in Jesus, the Sun of Righteousness in whose wings we find healing, salvation and deliverance for our spirits, mind and body. He is therefore called the Daystar, the Bright and Morning Star. The light of the sun overpowers the darkness and likewise, the love of Jesus overpowers death and evil.

The withdrawal of light is darkness – hence, the withdrawal of the love and knowledge of God is darkness or evil. We are called in scripture as “children of light”. We should not have any part of darkness in our lives. We are called by Jesus to be the “ light of the world” as the world is in darkness or in ignorance of the truth and love of God. We are to reflect His light, love and glory in this dark world. We should minimise or eliminate the potential for evil and maximise and explore the potential for good in our lives. We should make manifest or evident the glory of God in and through our lives. Light has an energising function, a warming function, a healing function. Jesus energises us, warms our hearts and heals our entire being. There are certainly some dark hours or nights in our lives. During these times we need to completely rest in the Lord and learn from Him. The purpose of the dark hours is so that we shine more brightly for the Lord in this world.

The Word is light stored in verbal form. The more of the Word we store in our hearts and the more we meditate and apply it in our daily lives, the more enlightened will be the eyes of our understanding. We will have the power to discern and dispel darkness. Wherever we find darkness, we should pray, “ Let there be Jesus here.” Wherever Jesus is there is peace, there is love, there is joy, there is healing and deliverance, there are solutions and answers. Every morning we should dedicate our activities and our schedule to Jesus. He will light up our paths and show us the way we should go as we trust in His guiding light.

Prateep V Philip