Light

Light Shining in Darkness

The the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (John 1:5)

The tense of the verbs in this sentence grabs our attention. The light shines, present tense, and the darkness has failed to apprehend it, past tense.

The Witness of Christmas

In Him was life and the life was the light of men. (John 1:4 NKJV)

Ever since sin entered into the human equation, mankind has been without true life. We have physical life and a soulish life of the mind, emotions, and will, but not a true spiritual life. Some…

God’s Life and Light

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Psalm 36:9

Two principles that make life possible, meaningful, and even joyful belong to God and emanate from God: life itself and light.

Let There Be Light!

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Genesis 1:3

The first words spoke by God in the Holy Scripture are these, and throughout the remainder of the Bible the inspired authors are not afraid to use light as a metaphor for…

God’s Light in Darkness

O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill and to Your dwelling.

Psalm 43:3

Overcome by the circumstances around him, unhelped by weakness of his heart, the psalmist dared to muster the…

Personal Light

God…has made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

2 Cor. 4:6

If I were to choose a verse to camp out on, one that would explain the miracle of God’s work in us, this verse would…

Walking in Light

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.