Complete darkness is scary. Once, before beginning a performance, I stood backstage in a totally black space. I became disoriented about where my entrance was located, which made me tremble. In silence, I had to reach out till I could touch someone.
When no light exists in our lives, we are lost, as I was in those backstage moments. Similarly, people without Jesus live in darkness. All the time.
Life can be dark for each of us at times, living in this fallen world. We need light to thrive, and tragedy or loss can seem overwhelming.
Light is also our source of color. If you ever see a rainbow inside your house, you see the evidence. A window or a prism catches sunlight and reveals the entire spectrum of color. Fascinating. We can see brilliant colors when the beauty and power of the light surprise us.
When God created the sun, the moon, and the stars, He spoke, and His words made it happen (John 1:4-5). Good sounds so small a word for the results. He took an absolute void and created a power that supplies all of life. From the sun that shines upon us to the visible spark at the moment of conception, God is the source of light. It is His power behind all created things. But the inverse is nothing without light.
From Genesis to Revelation, light presents the overarching theme of God’s Word. When the will of humans caused their world to be darkened by disobedience, God stepped in so many times to give us a chance to be redeemed. Noah, Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, and prophet after prophet led attempts to return the people to God. Then, when the time was right, Jesus came. He was called the Light of all people.
When we read God’s Word, the precious gift of light and rainbow promises brings us into His presence. When life looks dark, ask Christ to make you a prism. When you ask with a pure heart, the darkness cannot overcome the light. Then you can clearly see the pathway to shine His light for others. Let there be light.
Melody Morrison was born a musician and poet, playing piano by ear at four and writing her first poems and songs at six. Growing up as the preacher’s daughter in a family of six, life centered around family and church activities. After too much education, she spent many years teaching music, theatre, and special education while acting, singing in and directing church choirs, and writing articles, Bible studies, curriculum, stories, scripts, and musicals. The mother of four grown children who married and were fruitful and multiplied to produce seven grandchildren, she enjoys spending time being Gramma and getting to know these remarkable individuals. She and her husband travel and make beautiful music together. Melody’s greatest passion is encouraging people of every age and background to recognize and celebrate their own value as treasures of the Creator of the universe. She prays her efforts by the grace of God will support this endeavor.