I can't say it enough: He is life! He is central to everything. Without Him we are clinging to idols that will bring death, disappointment, and darkness. He is light- He illumines life, brings purpose, and is PRESENT in every situation. Without him, we are spiritually dead being, rotten bodies walking around. With Him we are a temple, encasing the Holy of Holies, the glory of God, the light and works from the inside out. Regenerated new creations, no longer slaves to the old dead lifestyle but free to live in Him and the power of the holy Spirit. Is that not repentance? Turning from the old ways to believe the new? Putting our back to the dead life and living Life in Him? Isn't that were life begins? With him? So whatever is not in Him is wood, hay, and stubble. Life begins in Him.
I love what Donald Miller says about light: "You and I, made from molecules, cannot travel at the speed of light and cannot escape time, at least not with a body. Consider the complexity of light in light of the Hebrew metaphor: we don't see light; we see what it touches. It is more aor less invisible, made from nothing, just purposed and focused energy, infinite in its power (it will never tire if fired into a vacuum, going on forever). How fitting, then, for God to create an existence, then a metaphor, as if to say, here is something entirely unlike you, outside of time, infinite in its power and thrust: here is something you can experience but cannot understand. Throughout the remainder of the Bible, then, God calls Himself Light. The perfection of the Hebrew metaphor is eerie..."
God is indescribable isnt he, but it's fun to try to describe Him. Ha, and He only becomes greater. Ever present. Illuminating all He touches.
