God Spoke 上帝说
Dexu Xia
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3
In 1876, inventor Alexander Graham Bell spoke the very first words on a telephone. He called his assistant, Thomas Watson, saying, “Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Crackly and indistinct, but intelligible, Watson heard what Bell had said. The first words spoken by Bell over a phone line proved that a new day for human communication had dawned.
Establishing the dawn of the first day into the “formless and empty” earth (Genesis 1:2), God spoke His first words recorded in Scripture: “Let there be light” (v. 3). These words were filled with creative power. He spoke, and what He declared came into existence (Psalm 33:6, 9). God said, “let there be light” and so it was. His words produced immediate victory as darkness and chaos gave way to the brilliance of light and order. Light was God’s answer to the dominance of darkness. And when He had created the light, He saw that it “was good” (Genesis 1:4).
God’s first words continue to be powerful in the lives of believers in Jesus. With the dawning of each new day, it’s as if God is restating His spoken words in our lives. When darkness—literally and metaphorically—gives way to the brilliance of His light, may we praise Him and acknowledge that He’s called out to us and truly sees us.
When dawn breaks through the darkness, how will you celebrate God’s love and faithfulness? How has God’s light opened your eyes to see Him?
Creator of Light, I praise You for dispelling the darkness of this world—opening my eyes to You and Your presence in my life.
上帝说：“要有光。”就有了光。—创世记1章3节
在1876年，发明家亚历山大 · 格拉汉姆 · 贝尔（Alexander Graham Bell）说了有史以来使用电话传送的第一句话。他打电话给助手汤玛斯 · 华生（Thomas Watson）说：“华生，过来，我要见你。”虽然贝尔在电话里的声音并不清晰，又有许多杂音，但华生还是可以听到他所说的话。贝尔用电话说的第一句话，让人类的交流迈向崭新的一页！
圣经告诉我们，起初大地是一片“空虚混沌”（创世记1章2节），上帝说了圣经记载祂的第一句话：“要有光”（3节），开创了崭新的一页！上帝的话充满创造的能力，只要祂一说，事就这么成了（诗篇33篇6、9节）。正如上帝说：“要有光。”就有了光。祂的话语带来立即的胜利，使黑暗和混沌被光和秩序所取代。上帝的光除去了黑暗权势，当祂创造光的时候，“看光是好的”（创世记1章4节）。
至今，上帝说的第一句话仍在信徒的生命中发挥功效。每个崭新的一天，上帝就像在对我们重申祂所说的这句话。无论我们面对的黑暗是真实的或是比喻性的，都要被上帝的光所取代。愿我们赞美祂，感谢祂对我们说话，看见了我们的需要并眷顾我们。
当黎明驱走黑暗时，
你会如何颂赞上帝的大爱及信实？
上帝的光如何开启你的眼睛，让你能看见祂？
上帝啊，我要赞美祢，因祢创造了光，
除去世上的黑暗。祢开了我的眼睛，
让我看见祢，并看见祢在我生命中常与我同在。