155. An Everlasting Light
Isaiah 60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
The Lord promises to be for us an everlasting light and our glory. This will be true in the New Heaven and New Earth when there will be no need for sun or moon, for the light of God Himself will be ever present all day long and will be always more light than we would ever need. And, like life, it is eternal. This will be unusual for us since we are used to the sun being the source of light for all our physical needs. But when God created the universe the first thing He created was light, just light, before he even created the sun and stars and moon. God is the source of light. And this is another way of saying that God is all we ever need; He is the source of all good things, including light.
However, a further and deeper meaning involves the inner light, the spiritual light, which shines in the darkness of our souls. This truth shows us that we do not really need any of the things of this present world or the created things that God gives. The only thing we really need is God. Once we have Him He will give us everything we need to support this body and life. Light comes from God, Life comes from God, Provision comes from God, and indeed, everything comes from God. We don’t need the sun, but the Lord has chosen to give us light by the creation of the sun. Everything in Creation was given to us for our enjoyment, provision, protection, and sustenance. Therefore, we look to God alone for every good. He alone is the source of every blessing and good thing. The First Commandment sin is having another god before God; we must not worship, believe in, and look to any created thing for our good. Worship not any creature or any created thing, like the sun and moon. Trust God alone for Light, and Life, and any good thing you need. And what He gives is everlasting.