“This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” ( I John 1:5)

We see the stars shine, the moon and the sun in their respective times do as well.

We observe the fireflies dancing in the woods or across a grassy field.

We warm ourselves before a crackling fire or settle in beside the flicker of a candle.

Each shines according to God’s design for creation; each shine at His command.

Even the lights that make it almost as bright as the day in the cities, that light up our homes, that create delight in celebrations, that pave the way for us to see down a road or a shadowy path are a means to cut through the night.

Darkness, especially without even a hint of light, can create fear, even dread.

For darkness is simply put, the absence of light.

And, for the most part, we love light!

Yet sometimes we prefer the obscurity to hide us not realizing what is absent in the dark.

Lies and deceit live in darkness because lies and deceit are the absence of truth.

Sin and evil grow in the darkness because they endure absent of God.

Darkness cannot exist with God for He is light.

And light cannot exist without God.

He alone is righteous.

He alone is true.

He alone is peace.

He alone is light.

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

Light breaks through the darkness, shatters dread and brings peace.

Peace breaks through fear, enables rest.

Truth breaks through lies, establishes trust.

Good triumphs over evil, displays righteousness, because God alone is good, and God alone is holy.

God is the Light that breaks through the fog of our sadness, our fear, our deepest longings.

God is the Light that shatters our own darkness of sin and self-rule.

God is the Light that reveals our rebellion and calls us to turn from it and walk by faith in His grace, submitting to Him.

God is the Light that exposes our deceit and calls us to walk in Truth.

We don’t need to tremble in the Light if we set our gaze and our very lives on the One who IS Himself that Light.

His Light is for His glory.

His Light is for our good.

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” (John 14:6)

We need not fear the darkness nor those who walk in it.

He triumphs and will always triumph because He is the only Light, the only Way, the only Truth, the only Life!

He calls us to Himself.

Walk in the Light of the glorious grace of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and you can “fear no evil, for (He is) with (us).” (Psalm 23:4)

Even when trembling, you can stand as you stand in the Light of His Presence.

“Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.” Psalm 89:15

“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light!” Ephesians 5:8