God created light!—not that He just lit a candle or a star and produced light, but that He created light. ‘God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.’ Gen.1:3. And what powers light, that it can travel for four years from the nearest star? What other thing do we know of that can travel undiminished for that length of time, with no other apparent input of energy? No wonder we are told that “God is light.” 1 John 1:5. What better metaphor could there be in the physical world for a pure, unchanging, fadeless and eternal Being? But this is still only a figure of speech because God is greater than light—He can go where light can never go. Psalm 139:12 tells us, “darkness is as light to you,” and Hebrews 4:13 says, “nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” Ultimately, Paul tells us, He “lives in unapproachable light.” 1 Tim.6:16.
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| Mount Saint Michael at high tide and low. South coast of England. |
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