The Light of Life - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Friday, May 8, 2026
by RBC Ministries

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The Light of Life

Bible in a Year : 2 Kings 4-6, Luke 24:36-53

In [Jesus] was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
John 1:4

Today's Scripture & Insight : John 1:1-14

In 1905 a scruffy young man holed up in his apartment in Bern, Switzerland, engaging in complex thought experiments regarding the nature of the universe. With frenzied focus, the physicist worked and reworked his calculations. Four mind-crunching months later, this man had rewritten much of what was known about how the world works. The man was Albert Einstein. He was twenty-six.

Yet despite possessing a great scientific mind, Einstein said, “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.”

The Bible frequently points to the majesty of God reflected in His creation: “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1), and Job also predated Einstein’s words: “Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens” (Job 11:7-8).

But God’s creation glory is even greater than the expanse of universes: “In the beginning was the Word. . . .The Word became flesh” (John 1:1, 14). There are no mathematical calculations that can explain God’s extraordinary act of entering humanity in the person of Jesus Christ. God is not just “out there” in a universe we cannot begin to know, but He’s here alongside us, the Word among us, the light of life (1:4) whom we can know personally and intimately.

By: Kenneth Petersen

Reflect & Pray
What amazes you about the grandeur of the universe? How does the majesty of God’s creation make you feel about your relationship with Jesus Christ?

Dear God, thank You for the majesty of Your creation and for Your Son Jesus Christ, who has delivered me into a new life.
The Light of Life

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