Let There Be Light

 

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.  And God said, "Let there be light:" and there was light."

I have read this passage of scripture so many times that I'm sure like many of you it's been engrained in my mind never to be forgotten.  Well, although it has been years that I've read this and known it, today it took on a different meaning because the words jumped off the page and became alive.  It was amazing.  Lately I have felt as if darkness had surrounded me like humidity on a hot summer's day.  Two parts of this passage stood out to me.  One was in the chaos and when darkness ruled, "God was moving in the midst of it all." AMAZING! He is still there even when I don't feel Him close.  Even when praying can be no more than two words, "Jesus help".  In all of that, when the trials are too much too carry, when the pain is overwhelming and it's better to crawl on your bed and cry, He is there!  The word says "moving".  He is moving in the midst of it all because the next thing He will do is blow everything out of the water.  The Word says, "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."  Simple. One word from God and the darkness disappeared.  It ended. Period.
Wow! Maybe, it's just me but that blew me away.  It's that simple. God, you speak, it will all go, end of story.  All the heaviness, worry, darkness and burdensome spirit, GONE!
As if that was not enough, I was reading in Matthew 7:7-8, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and the doors will be opened."  Jonh 16:24 says, "until now, you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive that your joy may be full"  That was it my word for today.  I will ask for joy and it will be mine because that's the light He spoke into my darkness.