1. 'And God said...and it was so' (3)

God created all things by his word: 'And God said...' He reveals himself in his works of creation. He is personal. He feels and thinks and communicates with his creatures. We can know him. His first word on the first day of creation was, ''Let there be light,' and there was light.' God's word has absolute authority. We must obey him.

2. God saw that the light was good (4-5)

The light which God called into being was good because it was just as God wanted it to be. It fit into his creation plan. Light is mysterious. It is the source of all energy. Without light, there can be no life. Jn 1:4 says that 'In him was life, and that life was the light of men.' 1Jn 1:5 says that God is light and in him there is no darkness. Darkness is the absence of light. God separated the night from the day, and set the stage for the work of the 4th day.

Application: Lord of light, shine into this dark world today; shine your holy light into my soul, that I may walk in the light of life.
One Word: God said, 'Let there be light.'