Genesis 1:3, “Then God said, ‘let there be light,’ and there
was light.”
As I stood silent in the lava cave with my flashlight off I
could hear a drip of water just overhead to my right, but I could not see it. I
could smell the damp cold air, but I could not see the puffs of my breath. I
felt a brief surge of air upon my legs sent by a sightless breeze. I put my
hand directly in front of my eyes, and I could not see it.
Total, complete, darkness.
A few minutes later I heard voices coming down the tunnel
ahead. As they approached a curve leading to the area where I stood a faint
gray shadow edged into my vision. Although I could still see nothing at all the
blackness had eased its degree. The closer the light came down the passage the
more gray my sight recognized, however, I had no clarity until I turned my own
flashlight back on.
Total, complete, light.
As I stood silent surrounded by its brightness the cave
reflected back moving shadows. Eerie shapes and forms reverberated off the rock
floor and walls and ceiling. But I stood in a pool of brightness and I could
see everything around me clearly.
Total, complete, clarity.
A word spoken by scripture. A verse sung in a hymn. A prayer
voiced in compassion. A long dormant idea illumined. A puzzling incident
revealed. God’s light seeps in, gradually, just around the edges, or sometimes
as a flash of inspiration. But when He speaks we receive when we watch.
Total, complete, insight.
Lord, please speak Your light into our hearts fresh each
morning as a Son rise—You Lord in us each morning, just as You bring in the
dawn.
Psalm of Worship: Psalm 27:1
“The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?”
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