January 1, 2013 Discovering Jesus

Discovering Jesus Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. WHERE’S a better place to begin a year than at the beginning of time as we know it? Here is the moment when God began to form the world with all of his marvelous creativity. Out of a dark void, he created the wondrous variety of plant and animal life, vibrant displays of colors and spectacular landscapes we enjoy today. And what is the foundational element of all God’s beauty? It is light. Light gives you sight. As the dawn’s light reveals out of the darkness the world around you each day, the light of God reveals to you none other than God. Light enables you to see. Light enables you to know. Light made the difference at creation, and light makes the difference today. A long time (by our timekeeping) after that creation time, Jesus would come and proclaim, “I am the light of the world.” Wow! That claim is not a metaphorical claim; it is Jesus’ claim that he is God. Jesus is telling you that when you see him, you will have a foundational understanding for everything else. That’s what the bible is about—God showing himself to you. God’s Word displays the pure and wonderful revelation of salvation that Jesus brings to your sin-darkened life. I pray you have a desire this year to discover how the Light of the World shows himself clearly and deliberately to you. Clearly seeing the Light of the World, you will see his hope, peace, joy and love that will make a great and wonderful difference in your life. It’s True! The Light has come. Receive him and be glad.