The Greater Light Rules The Day
The Greater
LightRules The Day
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night…”
(Genesis 1:16).
The key phrase in the opening scripture is “to rule” which also means “to dominate” or “to exercise authority over”. So God made the two great lights to exercise authority over two distinct realms; the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. If you look at this instruction ordinarily you might think that it’s kind of skewed especially when you consider the peculiarities of these two realms. It would seem that having the lesser light rule the day and the greater light rule the night would have been a better arrangement. So why did He order things this way?
You’ve got to realize that God is a Spirit (John 4:24) and His instructions are firstly spiritual in principle. Therefore, what He’s revealing to us in this scripture is more than just the creation of the sun and the moon; He’s showing us a spiritual principle.
“Then the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed, when [they compare their ineffectual fire to the light of] the Lord of hosts, Who will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem , and before His elders will show forth His glory” (Isaiah 24:23 AMP). The Spirit of God is showing us two important things in this scripture. Firstly, there’s a spiritual world that’s greater than this material world and the glory of the light in that spiritual world by far outshines that of the physical sun and the moon. Secondly, the light of that spiritual world is the Lord’s presence. As you study the scriptures, you’ll observe the spirituality of the light. Over in the New Testament, John also made a remarkable statement about Zion, the New Jerusalem: “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…And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.” (Revelation 21:23-25).
Fear, poverty, sickness, hopelessness, discouragement and failure; there are all products of the night. If you have been experiencing any of these in your life, it means you’re walking in the night. If you’re born again, you’re not a child of the night, for you were born in Zion , the realm of the greater light (Hebrews 12:22). You’re the offspring of the “Father of lights” (James 1:17). No wonder Ephesians 5:8 says, “For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light.” Live in the reality of God’s Word concerning you today. For example, Jeremiah 17:8 reveals that the condition of your life isn’t dependent on the policies in your country or the economics of the world; rather, your life is controlled by the Word of God only. So, go for the Word! As you continually meditate on it, you’ll surely manifest the blessings it talks about and be propelled towards excellence amid the world’s turbulence.
Confession
I’m not limited by the forces of this world; I function by the Greater Light through the Word of God. I live in a different atmosphere. My life is governed by the Word and not by systems set up by men. The Sun of righteousness is arisen on me; I function in excellence, abundance and ever-increasing prosperity.
FURTHER STUDY
Malachi 4:1-2;2 Peter 1:19-20; Psalm 1:1-3
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible reading plan: Acts16: 36- 57, ester 8-10
2 Year Bible reading plan: 2 Corinthians 12:11-20, Isaiah21
