Sunday, May 4, 2013

A Day Of Firsts

On the first day of the week, it is a good time to think of what comes first. On the first day of creation, God separated the darkness from the light.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

It seems that all of the rest of life is about this same mission, to separate darkness from light. Paul spoke of this.

1 Thesselonians 1:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

If we are to serve our God, we must cling to the light. It is the first of His creations. If we can seek it, and cling to it, we can find our way to follow Him.

Today, if we will seek God, let us seek the light…

Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Father of light. Please help us to seek Your light and Your way. We are mere men. We cannot on our own be in the light. Please forgive our stumbling in the darkness. Send us today Your direction that we might walk in Your ways. Please send us today Your healing, Your deliverance, and You abundant provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.