Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Just Another Ordinary Day: Light Brings Darkness to Darkness

Psalm 138:4    All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O

  LORD,

                        for they have heard the words of your mouth,

5          and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD,

                        for great is the glory of the LORD.

            Have you ever been in a very familiar room when it’s pitch-black in that room? Though it’s familiar, it’s still dark and the familiarity is all but gone. You move slowly through the room, maybe bumping your shin. You feel around in the air to make sure you don’t run into anything else while you’re also looking for the light switch, a flashlight, a candle, and match—ANYTHING to bring a little light into the room. RELIEF! A match was found.

            A little light dispels a bunch of darkness. A lot of light casts darkness into darkness.

            David is so thrilled with Yhwh’s help and promises that he simply can’t imagine he’s the only one to experience it. More need to hear about Yhwh and His awesomeness! David knew that, as Yhwh has acted in the past, so too there’s a whole lot more to come from Yhwh.

            Fast forward about 1000 years and we witness how Yhwh acted once again. God enfleshes all His glory in the Baby born in Bethlehem’s manger. The Light of God has come into the world, but this Light is still unknown to most people.

            Fast forward thirty-three more years to a cross on a hill. There God acts once again where Jesus exchanges His glory for our sins; where the Light of the world was extinguished for three days; where the King of all Creation wore, not a royal crown, but rather the crown for sinners.

            The world took notice on that first Easter morning when the Light of the world rose from the deepest darkness of the grave in all His majesty and glory, never to be extinguished again. Jesus called His first disciples to bring His light to those who seek God’s love in the darkness of this world.

            You have this Light. This Light has dispelled the darkness of sin and death in your life. The Light of Jesus has cast your darkness into darkness, never to concern you again.

            David saw a time when all the kings of the earth would know the LORD in the way He knew the LORD. David’s single life of praise was not enough for this most awesome God. Others just simply had to hear about Yhwh so that they too could know and experience Him in their lives.

            You have the Light of Christ indwelling in you so that you can share this hope and love with someone else; to praise Jesus along with you. Is there someone you know who is looking for a candle or match in their life?

411 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

1     I want to walk as a child of the light.
I want to follow Jesus.
God set the stars to give light to the world.
The star of my life is Jesus. Refrain

ref   In Him there is no darkness at all.
The night and the day are both alike.
The Lamb is the light of the city of God.
Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus.

Text: © 1970, 1975 Celebration. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110000694