₦airaland Forum

In Genesis 1:3, God declared, “Let there be light,” and light came into existence. This was not yet the sun, moon, or stars, which were created later in verse 14, but the very principle and essence of light itself. By this command, God introduced illumination into creation and established the foundation for day and night.

From that moment, every form of light—whether natural or artificial—flows from God’s original pronouncement. The shining of the sun, the glow of fire, the brilliance of the stars, and even the torchlight or electric bulb that man produces are all possible only because God first spoke light into being.

Man does not create light out of nothing. Instead, he discovers and harnesses the properties God already put in place. The laws of energy, electricity, and matter that allow a bulb, phone light, or torchlight to shine all trace back to God’s eternal word: “Let there be light.”

Spiritually, this truth also points us to Christ, who is called the “true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world” (John 1:9). Just as physical light came at God’s word, spiritual light comes through Christ, who shines into our darkness and brings us life.