The Light of God


God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5

God is light but He is much more than that. In fact if you were to combine all of the attributes that we equate God (love, omnipotent, omniscient, wise, etc), He would still be more than all of that. But light is one of those characteristics that helps to reveal who we are as his Creation.

When you shine pure light anywhere, there is no place to hide. The bigger and brighter the light source, the fewer places there are to shield ourselves. And yet, that’s the whole point. There are times, though, that even God was reluctant to reveal his light. When Moses asked to see the Glory of the Lord, God commanded Moses to hide so that he couldn’t see directly into His brilliance as He passed by (Exodus 33:12-23). It was a bold request but the Lord honored a portion of it.

We also have a reminder of this “light” in Hebrews 4:13: “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”


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