Let There Be Light: The Word Made Visible (Genesis 1:3)
יְהִי אוֹר — Yehi ’Or
”Let there be light”
Genesis 1:3
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The Beginning
The first sound ever spoken: יְהִי אוֹר, “Let there be light”.
It wasn’t merely a command; it was the breath of life itself.
Before color or shape, before creation bloomed beneath His breath, the Word went forth: invisible, infinite, and from that voice came radiance.
Not the gentle light of a candle or the soft shade of dawn, but the pure unveiling of God’s presence. In that instant, the unseen became visible, and eternity began to move.
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The Meaning of Light — The Word That Breathes Life
Light is not just illumination; it is revelation.
It is how God chooses to be known, to uncover truth, to expose beauty, to awaken what sleeps.
The Hebrew phrase “Yehi ’Or” (let there be light), holds an intimacy our language cannot capture. It means more than “let there be light”; it means “light”, “exist” — as if creation were invited to breathe for the first time.
In that same breath, form met function, color met movement, and His design came alive.
Through His Word, light became the heartbeat of existence — and from that heartbeat, life emerged.
“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.”
— John 1:4
What began at the dawn of creation was never withdrawn; it simply moved inward, from the vastness of the cosmos to the quiet corners of the human soul.
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Light Made Visible — His Art in All Things
When sunlight drapes over the horizon or scatters through leaves, it is not only beauty we see, it is memory. Every ray remembers that first divine moment.
Look closely:
The glint on water, the gold dust of evening, the pale gleam of moonlight resting on a sleeping child.
All of it bears His touch. Each flicker and shimmer is a silent echo of that first Word spoken: a trace of the Artist who painted the world with His own light.
Humanity, too, was born of that same radiance. When we create, through words, through art, through love, we reflect the One who made us in His image.
Every act of creation is, in some small way, a continuation of His first brushstroke.
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The Devotional Reflection — When Darkness Obeys
Darkness is not a rival to light; it is its backdrop. Even the deepest night must bow when light appears. So it is with the soul.
There are days when life feels dim, when shadows press and the air feels still. Yet even then, one whisper of His Word can break the night.
We do not need to force the light; we only need to turn toward it.
Just as the world once waited in silence for His command, so do we wait, knowing that the same voice that once filled the void still speaks today: “Let there be light.”
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Closing Prayer — The Word That Still Shines
Lord, may Your light be seen in every corner of our world,
in the golden warmth of morning, in the quiet glow of hearts that trust You.
Let Your Word be visible in us; let our lives reflect Your radiance.
And when darkness gathers, teach us to remember that You spoke once, and it was enough.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.”
— John 1:5
Where did you see His light today?
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