Day and Night

UV 3680/10000 Day and Night And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Genesis 1 v 5 The night and day are not just times when there is no light and there is presence of light but it is symbolic of good and bad times, periods of activity and periods of rest, periods when we sense the presence of God with us ( Light) and times when we don’t. The sudden darkness on the earth when Jesus gave up the Spirit on the cross is an example of the time when God, the Father and the Holy Spirit left the Messiah alone so that full payment is made for the redemption of mankind. Jesus is called Daystar on high for this reason for He brought light into this dark world in His Being. Times when we knowingly or unknowingly move away from God on account of our deeds are also nights. Even in times of “ night” the word of God acts as a lamp to illuminate our hearts, to show us the path we should now take. When we look back on our lives, we see a pattern of alternating day and night in our lives. We are like watchman waiting anxiously for the break of first light, the dawn. The first light might be a word from God or an answer to a long time prayer, the fulfilment of hope. The morning sees an outburst of energy. Likewise in the early part of our spiritual journey, we are full of zest and zeal but by the evening of our lives, a certain quiet descends on us as we look forward to being united with the Lord. God’s promises and faithfulness are as certain as the sunrise and we can completely depend on it. We can also shut out the light of God’s presence by hiding from Him as someone who hides in a room with all curtains and blinds down. Intense exposure to the sun’s rays at noon is required for us to generate enough Vitamin D. Likewise, the intensity and intimacy of our fellowship with the Lord imparts the Vitamin D we need in our lives to be strong, brave, faithful – Devotion, Dedication, Determination, Discipline and Diligence.