The Light of Creation - May 29, 2010

Good Saturday morning! Some lights are difficult to photograph; the sun is too bright, the moon not bright enough most of the time. However, you need light for photography to work. Last night I found that I am not nearly steady enough to photograph the moon. I did get to enjoy a wonderful view of God's creation though.

John 1:4 gives us a new insight into Jesus. "The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone." Every creature and plant that we see around us was given life by God's Word. This puts us in opposition to the current intellectual opinion in the world which says that an accident or event at random started evolution. Once more we run up against the choice of believing exactly what the Bible says, or clinging to the world's beliefs. The Bible does not seem to allow for compromise with the world.

Jesus, the Word, isn't finished in this verse though. As if giving life to everything wasn't enough for one verse, John also says that Jesus gave light to everyone through his life. Jesus is often referred to as the light of the world. Christ brought enlightenment through his teachings while alive in the flesh, and then brought the light of his resurrection into a darkened world. Who refuses to believe that God created everything? Of course the very ones that Jesus warned us about - those who love the darkness more than the light.

Did you feel a twinge of shame just there? The 'we don't want to offend anyone' kind of shame perhaps? The world has trained us well; we immediately feel that desire to hide our light so as not to offend those who might not agree with us. However, that is a false feeling. You and I believe in Jesus. Those who choose to not believe in Christ will love the darkness. This isn't something we have done to offend them, but the very teaching of the Bible. There should be no shame and we must learn to unlearn the world's training. When we state a verse like John 1:4 and believe it with all of our heart, we are going to find opposition in the world. Remember, that opposition is in rebellion against our Lord; a little offense is the least of their worries. One day the one who gave life to everything and brought his light into the world will sit in judgement on that same world.

Have a great Saturday!

Bucky