Let There Be Light?!

In the beginning, God said let there be light, in fact, the bible says in Genesis 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning was the first day. In those verses, it's a simple command and responds, God said, and it was. He told the light to separate from darkness, and they haven't been together since. He created light to shine in its own time, and the darkness has its place too. I wish it were always that simple for us, God says be this way, and I'm just that way. He says stop this habit, and I separate right away. I guess that's the great thing about God and us being precious children to Him and not an element. He provides us with loving grace and mercy that endures throughout our journey with Him. He knows the beginning and end, yet He is still walking the journey with us. He is indeed a good father to us and truly worthy of all of our praise. The lights in the sky are witness to His goodness and His mercy. He lights our path day in the night with the commands of His word from the beginning. Before He formed man, He provided elements for our success. He approved them as good, and because of that approval, they are still in place. No other god can take credit for the beginning and the end and all the greatness that comes between. God truly is love, and His love is evident in rising of the sun and his numbering of the stars.

Jesus in Matthew 5:16 says Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. That verse makes me think that I have to model my life after the stars in the sky. On a daily basis, they show me that He is great when they shine because He said so. My Lord has spoken and has told me to let my light shine, and like the stars, I need to be consistent to show up. I may not feel like it or I may not think my light is bright enough but that didn't change the command to let my light shine. Science shows that the sun is a star no different than others star, other than planets are caught in its orbit. A star has no thoughts or feelings, but if it did, I'm sure it could get jealous of the stars that do have planets orbiting them. Having those planets could make it into a sun, which appears to be the more "important" star job to have. Unfortunately, we humans do have negative thoughts and emotions, and we get jealous or concerned about our purpose. We often see others letting their light shine and ministry orbiting around them, and we wonder when is our time coming. We begin to question is our light bright enough for God to use. We lose track of the source of our light, which is the Son. We forget that our light shines to bring glory to our father in heaven and not ourselves. I praise God cause His command is still valid to the sun, moon, and stars, "let there be light" still provides for me. Now the question is, does the command "let your light shine" still provoke me to provide my light to this hurt and dying world?  

 All stars have a purpose regardless if planets are circling them or not. Genesis 1:16-18 says, And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 18 And to rule over the day and the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. This teaches me that even if I don't have a church or homeless mission and hundreds of men I still have a place to let my light shine, even if it's from a distance. A star billions of miles away still shines its light based off of Gods command, and it helps provide light to me in the darkest hours. I know that in this season that I miss preaching and one on one teaching that I still need to let my light shine. I have a dream to let my light shine before man through the gifts God gave me. I want God to get glory from my every move and living in the social media age its possible to try and do that on a bigger stage than before. I have caught a vision of what I want to do, and I need to cast the net out and believe that the fish will come in. Its God who knows the beginning and the end and it He who holds our very purpose. As I seek Him the light of truth will consume me and will shine from the inside out.