God Promises He is Light

Psalms 104:1 Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2a  He wraps himself in light as with a garment.
 
THE Spirit has inspired the Bible’s writers to tell us in many ways that God is very great, clothed with splendor and majesty. God is revealing his splendor and majesty.  After all, would we worship a god who is not great? The idolators and unbelievers do. They worship dead images, and they worship themselves. There is no greatness, only sin and corruption in such false, self-centered worship. How good it is, then, to know that you, a Christian saved in Jesus’s blood, can sing, “How great thou art.” With full confidence you are lifting your heart and soul in worship to the one who is very great.
   The meaning of “great” here is that with all your senses, the LORD God becomes very large in your life. He certainly fills all your senses as V 2a he wraps himself in light as with a garment.
   God wears light because he is light! Light forms the beginning of God’s revelation: Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. This light was not the sun, moon and stars. He created those three days later. What is the source of light to create the first day before God formed the sun?
   The light is God. The apostle John wrote in John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. Darkness does not know God. Before creation the earth was a formless emptiness – it didn’t exist. Knowledge does not exist in darkness. But what happens when you turn on the light? You know what’s hidden. In a like manner, no knowledge of God was in a dark emptiness. But God made himself known. Wrapped in light, the LORD brought himself into the earth and began the creation of life and all things we know in the universe.
   Centuries later Immanuel came to earth wrapped in light to advance the Father’s kingdom plan. Jesus spoke very plainly, “I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12) He is the full knowledge of eternal life. And he began to bring life to the darkness. Matthew 4:16 The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. The gospel began to fill the formless void in the human soul.
   Graciously and powerfully, Jesus grants his light to us in our faith: Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden…16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Be wrapped in Jesus’ light. Reveal his knowledge to a dark world.  
   From Genesis through the gospels, we come once more to God’s light filling the entire world: Revelation 22:5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the LORD God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. God is great. He wraps himself in light to be your eternal light. May his light wrap your heart in his love and truth.