Dance In His Light
Answer: On Day 1 of creation, God created light to symbolize His plan to establish a kingdom of light that would oppose the kingdom of darkness.
From the very beginning, God made a clear distinction between light and darkness, showing His intent to separate what is good from what is not. This act of creating light and dividing it from darkness can be seen as a foreshadowing of His greater plan to establish a kingdom of light in opposition to the kingdom of darkness. The immediate judgment and separation of light from darkness illustrate God’s authority and His purpose to bring order and holiness into creation.
The theme of light overcoming darkness continues throughout Scripture. In Colossians 1:13, Paul writes, “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.” This verse reveals that God’s ultimate plan was not just physical light, but a spiritual deliverance from darkness through Jesus Christ, the Light of the World (Jn 8:12). The light created on Day 1 can be seen as a symbol of God’s redemptive plan to bring humanity out of spiritual darkness and into the kingdom of His Son. The separation of light and darkness at the beginning of creation mirrors the separation God makes between those who belong to Him and those who remain in darkness.
Day 1, reveals that there is one way back to God, Jesus (Jn 14:6), the Light of the world (Jn 8:12). God creates the way through Jesus and forms the Kingdom of Light to oppose the Kingdom of Darkness.
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Th 5:5
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Co 6;14
The Best Is Yet To Be
Answer:
God’s purpose for beginning the day with evening is to remind us that salvation transforms our darkness into light, illustrating God’s redemptive plan for humanity.
In Jewish tradition, a day begins at sunset and ends at the next sunset, aligning with the creation account in Genesis. This practice emphasizes how God transitions creation from darkness to light, highlighting His power to transform chaos into order.
The pattern of evening to morning also represents the spiritual journey of humanity. Darkness symbolizes humanity’s state after the Fall—lost and separated from God. Light signifies the revelation and salvation brought through Christ, who is the “light of the world” (Jn 8:12).
2 Corinthians 4:4 states: “The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ… should shine unto them.”
This transformation reflects God’s work in salvation: bringing us out of the darkness of sin into the light of His truth (Col 1:13).
The Exodus also echoes this theme of darkness to light. The Israelites were delivered from bondage during the night of the Passover (Ex 12:29-31). Their journey towards freedom began at night but moved towards the light of a new day, symbolizing how God leads His people out of spiritual darkness into freedom.
The world’s practice of beginning the day in the morning contradicts God’s original order. By starting with light, it overlooks the spiritual message in God’s design—that light triumphs over darkness and that true hope dawns only after confronting the darkness of sin.