Genesis 1:3-4 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there
was light. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light
from the darkness.
So, the heavens and earth were
created and the earth had no form and was void. And it was dark! The form of
energy we call light did not exist. Then God said, "Let there be
light." And what happened? Light
came into existence. Words are very important to God and they have power. In
this case, as we looked at several articles ago, we discover in John 1 that
this Word was none other than Jesus Christ. At that time he didn't have that
name, but was what we call the Second Person of the Trinity. He was the Word of
God and he was with God and he was God. All things were made by him. Every atom
and molecule, every authority and power in heaven and on earth was created by
him and for his use and pleasure. God's word is powerful.
This situation reminds me of
another darkness that exists in the world. It is the darkness of our souls when
we are born into this world. Because of Adam's rebellion, humanity lost its
light, it's spiritual life. Speaking of Jesus, John says, "In Him was
life, and the life was the light of men" (John 1:4). "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying,
'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but
have the light of life'" (John 8:12).
How is that darkness remedied?
There is only way. It is the same method that was used in the original
creation. Light can't generate itself. Paul writes, "For it is the God who
commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give
the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus
Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6).
God must say, "Let there be
light" in any heart and soul if there is to be any hope of spiritual
sight. This is what Jesus meant when he
told a Nicodemus, a Jewish leader, that in order to see the kingdom of God he
needed to be born again. There is a natural human birth and there is a
spiritual birth. Just as we cannot design and arrange for our natural birth, we
cannot design and arrange for our spiritual birth. It is accomplished by the
working of the Spirit of God according to his unique work in the hearts of men.
Just as the Spirit of God was brooding over the dark waters of that primitive
earth and brought light to the earth, the Spirit of God must bring light into
the darkness that is the human condition by nature. This comes about through
the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul sums it up this way, "[God] who has saved us
and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to
His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time
began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ,
who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the
gospel" (2 Timothy 1:9,10).
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