God’s Word says, “In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind” — John 1:4

The Enlightenment —
the age of history,
just three centuries ago,
when we in the West
resolved boldly
to live largely
by human reason and science,
to prosper and be
politically free.

My Enlightenment —
how much more enlightened
I would be
if I now
resolved boldly
to live largely
by God’s Reason and Word,
to be soul-rich and
completely free.
Then I would be
a true scientist of life,
enlightened and enlivened
by the Light and the Life
that made the world.

Devotional poem © 2015 Michael Himick. Used with permission.

We’ve been looking at John 1:1, and seeing that Jesus is the Word, the Thought, the Reason, of God. Here’s a devotional poem from Christ-follower Clayton Lorenz seeing the same. It’s called “Seeds of Knowledge.”

Lord, throw me
the seeds of knowledge,
and of wisdom.

Till the soil of my heart.
Prepare it for You, so
they may land in good soil.

Let none be wasted.
Let the roots dig
deep into my heart.

Strengthen them, Lord.
May they withstand
the winds, and the storms, of life.

Let them all grow
from the dirt within me,
to the beauty of You!

Devotional poem © 2016 Clayton Lorenz. Used with permission.