Darkness cannot Overcome

Darkness cannot Overcome
Light in the Night!
Terry R. Baughman

“The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it” (John 1:4-5 NLT).

From the first act of Creation, God spoke light into existence and divided the light from the darkness. From that moment there has never been a mixing of the two. Light appears, and darkness is dispelled. Darkness cannot remain where light shines. The Scripture began, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light” (Genesis 1:1-3 NKJ).

Into the world of darkness, and a formless, emptiness, God began speaking. John said, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … All things were made through Him” (John 1:1, 3 NKJ). Light was priority. It was the first thing God spoke into the world. He said, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3 NKJ). The sun, moon, and the stars all made their appearance on day four. Before they were created to shine or to reflect light, God made the very essence of light!  

The original light was the natural light that is displayed in the heavenly bodies. In the Gospel of John we are introduced to another light, the light that came into the world to bring life, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4 NKJ). This was the spiritual light that Jesus brought into the world. No wonder the shepherds were astonished when, “An angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them” (Luke 2:9 NKJ). It was a bright star that drew the wisemen from the far East, seeking the One who bore the light. It was Jesus who said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12 NKJ).

There is no diminishing of the light, regardless of the intensity of the darkness. The darkness cannot understand the light, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:5 NKJ). The New Life Version stated, “The darkness has never been able to put out the Light,” and the New Century Version said, “The darkness has not overpowered it,” while the New Living Translation declared, “The darkness can never extinguish it.” The Message, called it the Life-Light and explained, “Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out” (John 1:3-5 The Message).

    Several translations used the phrase, “The darkness has not overcome it.” Darkness is defeated by the Light of Life that Jesus brought into the world. As dark and ominous as the world seems, with the prevalence of evil and wickedness in every corner of the globe, the light still shines. The dark is powerless to prevail against the light which Christ has brought into the world. Through the light of God’s truth and righteousness, evil will be overcome, defeated, and destroyed. Ultimately, death itself will be destroyed. Jesus will bring an end to death and the Light of Life will prevail, “The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For ‘He has put all things under His feet’”  (1 Corinthians 15:26-27 NKJ).

Theme passage:
“A fountain of life was in him, for his life is light for all humanity. And this Light never fails to shine through darkness—Light that darkness could not overcome! (John 1:4-5 TPT).