John 1:4-5 “In him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend (or overpower) it.”
The first three verses of John talk about the Word being with God in the beginning and everything being made through him, the Word representing Jesus. I talked about this last week. What is incredible is the connection made here. Jesus is the word and in him is life, and the light. This is somewhat mysterious to our understanding. Yet there is power in this connection “the darkness did not comprehend (or overpower) it.” The darkness cannot comprehend or overpower the light. By calling upon the Word of God, we have life, and light is on our side.
The darkness cannot overcome the light think about it.
When was the last time you watched a sunrise, flipped on a light switch, or gazed at a star, which is an unconceivable distance away yet its light reaches us just the same. Darkness has got nothing on light. Darkness cannot withhold light, can’t overpower it, and can’t even slow it down.
There is a recent scientific study conducted that revealed human beings emit light. Through out the day the levels varied, peaking in the afternoon. The most focused place emitting light is our faces. The reminds me of Moses after being on the mountain with God receiving the law, and his face shone with light because of speaking with God. Now we know everyone emits light, Moses was just a little brighter than us.
What does this mean for our Worship?
If Jesus is the Word, the Life, and in him is Light, how bright should we be? Bible verses like these come to mind, “Let your light shine before all men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your father who is in heaven.” If our faces emit light more than the rest of our bodies, is that because we speak out of them? Listen out of them; receive light into our eyes by them?
Here is a thought, instead of using the term light year to measure the distance light travels in one year. We could use it to measure how much darkness has been overcome by light in a given year. How many light years do you want to be a part of? With the Word of God, the Truth we can overcome the darkness.
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