14God said, “Let there be lights in the huge space of the sky. 
Let them separate the day from the night. Let the lights set the times for the holy celebrations and the days and the years. 15Let them be lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth.” And that’s exactly what happened. 16God made two great lights. He made the larger light to rule over the day and the smaller light to rule over the night. He also made the stars. 17God put the lights in the huge space of the sky to give light on the earth. 18He put them there to rule over the day and the night. He put them there to separate light from darkness. God saw that it was good. 19There was evening, and there was morning. It was Day Four. Genesis 1:14-19
Do you have a calendar in your house?
Calendars help us to remember special dates; the first day of camp, your birthday, Christmas, the first and last days of school.
How about a clock?
Did you know, without the things God created on Day 4, we would NEVER know these things? We wouldn’t know time, or what day it was. We wouldn’t have a way to measure the seasons, like Spring and Summer.
After Day Three of creation, the earth began to look normal. There were oceans and lakes, beaches and dry land. There were mountains and lots of trees. Plants were all over the place. It was beautiful!
But, there was still something missing in the sky.
Genesis 1:14 God said, “Let there be lights in the huge space of the sky.
And that’s exactly what happened.
WAIT A MINUTE!! Back on Day 1, it says that God created light!
What was lighting up the sky before God created the sun?
God Himself!!
The Bible says that God is light. He is the Light of the world. (Read John 8:12; 1 John 1:5.)
God is AMAZING!!
Thank God for knowing that we need more light when we are awake; the earth needs the sun to help the plants grow and at night everything rests, so we don’t need as much light.
God is good!
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12