Jaw-dropping Jewels about Jesus
Rarely does Jesus, God the Son, do exactly what we expect of Him. It seems odd that He so frequently surprises us, given that He never changes. Hebrews 13:8 makes this absolute statement: “Jesus the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Still, though He is blessedly consistent in His goodness, Jesus does unforeseen things. Even when He does what is expected, He does not always do it in the way that we anticipate. Let us join with Jesus on a jaw-dropping journey. (I will be using this opening paragraph for each of the brief messages in this series. The following material will change daily.)
Today, we continue our brief comparison of Genesis and Revelation, the beginning and ending of human history as we know it. Genesis 1:16 records the creation of our sun: “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.” Some scoff at this fourth-day creation, asking how “light” (verse 3) could exist on the first day. Since light means energy, the creation of light must logically precede the creation of the sun; otherwise, the sun would have had no source of power. Thus, it is Genesis that is scientific, not its critics. Revelation 21:23 records, “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.” This end of “sun light” (Revelation 7:16) is also logical, for the process of photosynthesis will no longer be necessary to sustain life (as we have studied previously). Moreover, the light of “the glory of God” would simply obscure the light of the sun. May we appreciate God’s provision of light for us now, and may we be awed as we think of the greater light – the greatest light – in eternity.