The Day God’s Light Dawned

An Earthly Container of Divine Light

There was a moment in history when God’s light dawned; The night Jesus was born. God had not walked the earth and fellowshipped with man since the Garden of Eden.  Now suddenly, our divine Creator had become one of us. The apostle John calls Jesus the light throughout his gospel, but my favorite chapter is the 1st one. And this morning  one verse stands out.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.(John 1:9 NIV)

The manger scene with three live actors; a woman and a man holding a sleeping baby.

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isaiah 9:2 NIV)

Before God’s Light Dawned

John’s gospel focuses on Jesus as the divine light. The source of life. But Isaiah 9 emphasizes our darkness. I like the imagery. When we’re coming out of a dark cave, sudden sunlight blinds us. But sunrise increases the light slowly. Our eyes adjust until we’re enjoying full daylight.

Here are a few verses from Isaiah 9, pertaining to the Messiah’s 1st and 2nd coming.

The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.

For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the greatness of his government and peace
    there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice and righteousness
    from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this. (Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 NIV)

This delightful digital image came from Pixabay.com.

Author’s note: I’m traveling for the holidays, so I decided to release my post a few days early. Merry Christmas!

Resources:

I did a word search for “the light” on Biblegateway.com and pulled out all the verses in John’s gospel. Feel free to see each verse in context or read the full chapter..


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