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Nov 30, 2023 · Psalm 76:4 says of God, “You are radiant with light.” The fact that God is light sets up a natural contrast with darkness. If light is a metaphor for righteousness and goodness, then darkness signifies evil and sin.
- God Is Familiar with The Dark
- God’s Promises Shine Through The Darkness
- God’s Presence Is with Us in The Darkness
- God Will Bring Us Out of The Darkness
- 3 Ways to See God’s Goodness in Dark Times
Genesis 1:3 says God created the light first. Before the sun, moon, stars, and plants God created light. It was the brightness of His own light He created. Only, let’s look back to Genesis 1:1-2. What does it say? “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep...
In Genesis 15we read how God made a covenant with Abraham. In this promise, God was going to send a Savior through the lineage of Abraham. At the time Abraham was childless. How could God promise such things? Abraham falls asleep and it says that “in the darkness” God appeared to him. God accepted Abraham’s sacrifice and made Himself known to this ...
One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 139. In this song by King David, we read how God has known us, seen us, and directed our paths from the time we lived in our mother’s womb. In verses eleven and twelve he writes, “If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me, even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night ...
The verse which shifted my heart during that season was Micah 7:8. The prophet Micah is lamenting to God about the destitution of Israel, but towards the end of the book he makes a bold statement. He says, “Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise! Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.” Do you realize God sit...
A light to shine into our dark world full of sin. Jesus, who came to earth to show us the Father, is the Light of the World. Here are three ways I’ve found God’s goodness during the darkest of depression: 1. Physical, real, support. I’ve stopped closing myself off from people in my life when I feel depressed. I’ve talked with my husband, my mom, an...
Jun 20, 2021 · Scripture tells us that God is light and there is no darkness in Him at all. He shines in glorious radiance ( Psalm 50:2) and the whole landscape shines with His glory ( Ezekiel 43:2 b)....
Jan 18, 2023 · These images of darkness and light have deep scriptural roots. The contrasting states symbolize the challenge of understanding God’s word and putting it into practice. While Jesus...
Dec 27, 2020 · Updated Dec 27, 2020. “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehendeth it not.” – John 1:5, KJV. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”...
May 13, 2024 · We, the true followers of Jesus, come to the light and are called “children of light, children of day. [We] are not of the night or of the darkness” ( 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ), for “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son” ( Colossians 1:13 ).
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Jul 14, 2021 · God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day ( Genesis 1:1-5 ). For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ ( 2 Corinthians 4:6 ).
