Genesis 1:1-5: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. (ESV)
This year I have joined a virtual Bible study group and we are reading a chapter a day starting in the Old Testament. Of course, I have read Genesis Chapter 1 many times, but this year as I listened to my Bible app, I was struck by a simple thought.
The Word states the earth was without form and was void of anything. Darkness was everywhere. To prevail against the darkness, God spoke light into existence and He separated the light from the darkness (Gen 1:3).
The separation of light and darkness became more symbolic as I listened. Literally, light was day and darkness was night. However, another meaning came through, which is that light is representative of good and darkness is representative of evil.
Therefore, God, the Creator of the universe, can dispel the darkness in our lives with His Light, if we allow Him to do so. As darkness or evil approaches, all we have to do is ask for God to put His Light into our situation. He wants to be our Light, so we can be a light to the world. When we allow God to destroy the darkness in our lives with His Light, we are witnesses to others!
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (Matt 5:16).