Light and Life

"Life itself was in Him, and this life gives light to everyone." John 1:4.
Have you ever wondered how life began? God must have been pretty creative to set it all into being. Well, I guess, that's where we get the word creation. "He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make." John 1:3. He created  what he already knew because it was within Him. Just like when we have ideas growing within us, if we put those ideas into action we would create something out of our creativity and into creation. God was the first Imagineer. And life, breath, the living, were all, and are all a part of Jesus. This life that lived in him gives light to everyone. A light that shines through the darkness. "The light shines through the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it." John 1:5. The light that Jesus gives off and gives out, is a light that is unsquelchable. It is a light that lives in the world and the Devil has never been able to extinguish it. He has tried his hardest, and he has done a good job at blocking the light from some peoples eyes, but it only takes one person to reveal the light and the darkness is gone.
As a child, I grew up singing, "This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine. This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine." This song speaks of the light Jesus has placed within us. He has put His light into our souls and given us life. We need to allow His light to shine out of us and others in the way we should go. "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105. And this word is Jesus, "In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and He was God." John 1:1. So, let's step up, step out, and hold our light high, allowing all to see the life God has given us.
"I won't let Satan blow it out. I'm going to let it shine."