Scripture for today: Genesis 1; Genesis 2; Luke 1 (New International Version)
Scripture-My special verse today: Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Observation: In the story of creation there is a definite break between the dark and the light. God allows one to stand for the day and the other for the night. Before anything or anyone is created, God feels it necessary to delineate the dark from the light – a separation between the two if necessary.
Application: Is light always good and dark always bad? Or sometimes are they backwards or unconceivable intertwined? Do we allow ourselves to become so comfortable in the light that we no longer see the darkness?
I often wonder what God had in mind as he set about creating the world. What was he doing just prior to this that he decided to make its existence come true? And, once he decided that he chose to delineate dark and light first. Should I do the same and am I even able to ascertain which is which anymore? I feel the longer one is a Christian, the harder it is to see the darkness from the light. They just begin to look rather gray.
Prayer: Lord, let me know the difference.
