By a divine decree from El-Shaddai, the Creator of the Universe — the level of lights in your life will determine the signs marking the milestones of your life, as well as the various seasons of life you are ushered into. The current level of lights in your life will make all the difference between the day and night seasons of your life, and how you go through those seasons!
14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so…
— Genesis 1:14-15
By divine decree, light gives life and vitality. Can you imagine the Earth without light from the Sun? Plants would have no photosynthesis, and there would primarily be neither vegetation nor food for man or animal. The Almighty God created the Earth with the divine instruction that light should make all the difference between life and death, between the sustainability of life and the expiration of life. On this Earth, and in this life, LIGHT is everything! It can safely be said: no light, no life! This is a very profound statement — but the scriptures attest to it.
Going back to the Book of Beginnings, God said in Genesis 1:14b concerning lights: “…and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years…” We need light to be able to proceed from one natural season of life to the other. The level and intensity of light determines the change of season — from Fall to Winter, from Winter to Spring, from Spring to Summer, and from Summer back to Fall. The luminous intensity of light rays received from the Sun determines and drives these natural seasons. Further, God promised us in Genesis 8:22 that these natural seasons will never cease as long as the Earth remains:
“While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And day and night
Shall not cease.”
— Genesis 8:22
From a scientific and cosmological point of view, the natural seasons are brought about by the relative positioning and distance of the Earth from the Sun as the Earth revolves around it. The north and south poles of the Earth are so cold and icy throughout the year because their positions shield them from receiving the fullness of light rays from the Sun. Similarly, as the Earth rotates on its axis, it determines whether we receive light from the Sun — and thus determines day or night. All these cosmic events work together to determine signs and seasons, days and years, as pre-determined by the Creator Himself.
What Else Does Light Do?
Firstly, light is luminous energy that illuminates. It helps us to see clearly, identify, appreciate, and hold objects and the material world in the right and proper perspective. The light of the day gives us the ability to do so much which we cannot otherwise do at night. Have you ever been to a place for the first time at night and formed an opinion of it based on your “nightly” perspective — then in the morning, you received a much clearer view that was completely different from the night before, changing your opinion either for better or otherwise? This is the power of illumination. Light brings to the fore what is hidden; light informs a better and more accurate perspective of things and issues. Light is illumination!
Secondly, light is energy which can be transformed into other forms of energy. In science, we say that “energy (or matter) can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be transformed from one form to another.” For the most part, light energy is most felt through its transformation into the radiant or heat energy it produces. The heat energy from the Sun allows plants to photosynthesize, warms us, and keeps all of life going. At night — when there is no light — it is usually cold or cooler than the day. Everything tends to slow down; some things actually stop working because there is no light energy to drive them. Our bodies begin to slow down and wind down, getting ready for rest. Light energy can be transformed into all other kinds of energy: solar panels absorb the luminous power of the sun and convert it to electrical energy; plants transform the radiant energy of sunlight to power photosynthesis; radiant heat from the Sun causes water to evaporate, ascend into the atmosphere, and return to us as rain. The whole ecosystem is driven by the level and intensity of light received from the Sun.
Consequences of Lack of Natural Light
In the absence of sunlight for a protracted length of time, cooler temperatures creep in and take over. Plants gradually begin to wither and die. Animals that cannot thrive in the cold hibernate, die, or migrate to warmer climates. Man dresses more warmly in order to stay warm — else the physiological systems slow down gradually until the circulatory system becomes too cold to function and the brain dies, leading to death. These and many more are the consequences of the lack of natural light. Lack of light ultimately leads to death.
What Season of Life Are You In Personally?
My pastor once asked me: “What season of life do you think you are in right now?” At that time, I had no immediate answer because I had not previously given thought to this question. In actuality, your recognition of the current season of life you are in will go a long way to help you choose your responses to life’s events accurately and appropriately — and will help you prepare adequately for what is ahead. Can you imagine it is winter time, and you have no warm clothing and no heating system in your home! I ask my pastor’s question to myself and to you again: What season of life do you think you are in right now?
Whatever season of life you are in right now, the level of divine light you have will determine whether you are stuck in that season or whether you make satisfactory progress towards the next season that God has for you. Can you imagine twelve months of winter, like they have at the north and south poles? Some folks may not mind twelve months of summer — but can you imagine the drought and famine that would bring upon the nations? Seasons of life must change, and the direction of this change can either be divinely or humanly programmed and phased. Divinely paced and phased, if you choose to align your life with God’s timetable for your life; or humanly paced and phased, if you slow down or completely derail God’s program for your life because of lack of light…
…to be continued.
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