DAY_4 Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars

“Come,” he replied “and you will see.”

Genesis 1:14-19, John 1:35-42

On the fourth day of Creation, Genesis describes the formation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. Light has already been created but here we see God making and ordering reflectors and carriers of that light. In John 1:35-42, John the Baptist sees Jesus and again announces him as the Lamb of God. Two of John’s disciples decide to follow Jesus. The Light that came into the world was being reflected in those first few who decided to follow him. The power of this Light was always intended to be reflected.  

Day four is also special as this is the first time the Word speaks in the Gospel of John. We see the purpose of these first words is to create disciples. In Genesis, the first time God speaks is to create light. 

The witness of these first disciples would reflect this light into a dark world. By Jesus’s first words to these two mirrors, he invites them into his mission. In fact, the very Gospel of John is written by one of these first two light-bearers.