THEGOSPELOFDESPAIR 183space waitsto receive it,and takes itswift as light
canleap. Wesaidthatifthesunwerepurecoal,it
wouldburn outinfivethousandyears, butitblazes
undimmed by the million. Howcan it be? There
have been various theories: chemical combustion, it
hasfailed;meteoricimpact,itisinsufficient;conden-
sation, it is not proved; and if it were, it is an
intermediate step backtothe original causeof con-
densation. Thefarseeingeyesseeinthesunthepres-
entactivepowerofHimwhofirstsaid,'Lettherebe
light,'andwho,atanymoment,canmeetaSaulinthe
waytoDamascuswithalightabovethebrightnessof
the sun—another noon arisen on midday; and of
whomitshallbesaidintheeternalstateofunclouded
brightness, where sun and moon are no more, 'The
glory of theLord shall lighten it, and theLamb is
thelightthereof.'"
—''RecreationsinAstronomy,'' by
H.W.Warren,D.D.
Lightwascreatedatthebeginning;Godspoke,and,
lo, it was! "He commanded, and it stood fast"
—continuedasitwas. (Ps.33:9.) Letmerepeat:He
badeHghtbe;itwas. Andatthis,itsfirstappearance,
it was but energy from God—a manifestation of
GodthroughChrist.
Now markthenextstep: Godissuedthefiatthat,
as light had come, so it should continue. When it
cameatthefirstcommandofGod,itwasenergyfrom
God—God's manifestation. Then God commanded
thatasithadcome,so itshould continue,or"stand
fast." StillitisenergyfromGod;itis stillamani-
festationofGodinChrist. Thesamepowerthatmade