Friday 27 January 2017

The Light That Darkness Cannot Overcome (Part 1)



Darkness is associated with something unpleasant or dangerous. Darkness symbolises evil, sin, ignorance, adversity, despair, gloom and doom.

It appears even God is not comfortable with darkness. When God created the earth, the earth was covered with darkness. The Spirit of God was hovering in darkness. And God said "Let there be light." And there was light. And God saw that it was very good and God separated light from darkness (Gen 1:1-4).

God created Adam and Eve and  allowed them to enjoy the brilliance of divine light. But Adam and Eve sinned. They step outside the frame of light and entered the region of darkness (Gen 3:1-19). Moral darkness covered the earth. Evil multiplied, sin increased, and darkness also deepened. "The way of the wicked is like deep darkness" (Prov 4:19). The whole humanity was groping in darkness, evil, injustice and wickedness.

But the Lord who is rich in mercy would not abandon humanity (Eph 2:4). The Lord sent prophet Isaiah to announce the new era of great light, the triumph of light over darkness. The prophet proclaimed: the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined (Is 9:2).

This prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus entered the human history. "In him was life, and the life was the light of men and women. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" ( Jn 1:4-5). Jesus himself would later say: "I am the light of the world" (Jn 8:12).



2 comments:

  1. Illuminated my heart O Lord with your divine light so that I may dispel the darkness that covers our world today with the power of goods deeds...

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