Isaiah 35:1 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; they will see the glory of […]
Psalm 76:1 In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. 2 His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war. Selah 4 You are resplendent with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. 5 Valiant […]
Psalm 56:1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack. 2 My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I […]
Have you ever thought about your life in terms of degrees of magnitude … how abundant, how vast are your life characteristics of love, faithfulness, righteousness, and justice? For God, they’re so big they can’t be measured and moreover, so amazing they can’t be contained. It is as a fountain of life, the magnitude of God’s […]
Psalm 27:1 Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. 3 […]
Acknowledging this is poetry, yet there are things we can learn about light. Yes, light declares things about God…even at night. Day and night, God’s creative work is visible because of light (shining forth from the sun, moon, planets, and stars). There’s even “Earthshine.” Outside of Earth, God created all those heavenly bodies to give […]
About the watchful light of God’s countenance, His face shining upon us, the psalmist turns from lament and plea to trust as he writes Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer. 2 How long, O […]
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. (Psalm 113:3)
You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light. (2 Samuel 22:29) God isn’t really a lamp. It’s poetic language to paint a picture of what God does: turning human darkness into light of life in His grace. Unlike a created lamp, we can’t turn God off and on. We can’t […]
Light Moves. That all by itself is quite remarkable. Unlike much of physical creation, it’s never stationary. It’s always moving, never sleeping, never stopped unless something extinguishes its source, blocks it from our view, or could absorb it completely. Not even black bodies as imagined by Gustav Kirchhoff or observable black holes do that. Some light […]
