Week 51 Day 1 – Eternal Light Before the Darkness

by | Dec 22, 2025 | Weekly Devotions | 0 comments

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… All things were made through him… In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

– John 1:1-5

Before there was darkness to fear, there was already light. The Christian message is not merely about God responding to human sin, but about the eternal Word who has always existed in perfect fellowship with God and as God. This Word is not an abstract principle but a living Person through whom all things were created. Life itself originates in him, and that life expresses itself as light—illumination, order, and meaning for humanity. Darkness, therefore, is not ultimate; it is secondary.

When John declares that “the light shines in the darkness,” he uses a present tense that suggests ongoing action. The light does not merely shine once; it continues to shine. And crucially, the darkness does not overcome it. Christmas is not the fragile flicker of light barely surviving in a hostile world. Darkness, no matter how deep or pervasive, cannot overwhelm the shining of the Word. The eternal Light has always been, and therefore our darkness does not have the final say.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, remind me that my darkness is not greater than You. When I feel overwhelmed by fear or despair, help me to remember that You were light before darkness ever existed. Amen.

Meditation

Where am I tempted to believe that darkness has the final word, and how does John 1:1-5 revelation of the eternal Light challenge that belief?

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