The Light

Over the past year, I have made many discoveries about God. Basically, the sum of it is that my perception of God was incomplete. Until life is turned upside down ad nothing is certain, we do not have to question Who God really is and how He works. You see, God has always been my Hero, My Knight in Shining Armor. A little over a year ago, Rick took a position pastoring at a church in an unnamed location in Texas. They said all the right things to get us there. Once there, it was evident the focus and goals of some of leadership were not in line with Scripture. There was a pull for power, and many hurtful things were said and done to my husband. After being there less than a year, my husband resigned. How could God not intervene and step in? How could He not take down this handful of men? How could He let this happen? Looking at Scripture, we see times God was/is our Hero. However, that is not His goal and primary role. Though I struggled at first with figuring out who He really is, I have set out on a quest. I am going to go through every verse in the NIV that includes God. What I find and learn, shall be noted here.
Genesis 1
The Beginning
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Now the earth was [a] formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Matthew Henry Observe, that at first there was nothing desirable to be seen, for the world was without form, and void; it was confusion, and emptiness. In like manner the work of grace in the soul is a new creation: and in a graceless soul, one that is not born again, there is disorder, confusion, and every evil work: it is empty of all good, for it is without God; it is dark, it is darkness itself: this is our condition by nature, till Almighty grace works a change in us. (Gen 1:3-5)
My thoughts: Not a day passes that God looks at what He has done and wish He had done differently. He does not regret His actions or doubt His supreme ability to control anyone or anything. He sees darkness and always brings light. God works best with darkness. The earth started formless and empty, and God created all from it. Before anything else, He created light. In my life, that means, Light/Truth is what is important to Him, over anything else. We must see before we proceed. I think about going into my daughter’s room at night before I go to bed. She does not have a nightlight, so it is total darkness. In order to change Abbie’s pull-up or fix her covers adequately, I must have some light. Without it, I cannot proceed or be successful! So it is with life. When I do turn on the light, it is uncomfortable at first, Abbie shifts, it upsets the current “known,” or current, situation. When God shines Truth on our life, it is not easy and is often unexpected. It may upset our comfortable living, but it is necessary. Comfort is not God’s highest value. He is our Hero and Rescuer when He forces us into the Light, into a better knowledge of Who He is. Reality is He uses our life and current situations to reveal Himself. He would not be a Hero is He crippled us from gaining knowledge and strength in Who He is. Wow! I do not know about you, but I have never gotten that much out of the first five verses of the Bible!