In Genesis, evening was "darkness" and morning was "light," yet both together are called by the name given only to light. This mirrors our spiritual journey. Every believer has both darkness and light within them. Yet, we aren't named sinners because of sin, but saints due to even a small measure of holiness. This is comforting for those wrestling with their imperfections, wondering, "Can I be God's child with so much darkness in me?" Yes, because like the day, you're not named after the evening, but the morning. Scripture speaks of you as if you were already fully holy.

You're called a child of light, despite still having darkness because God sees the light as dominant and enduring. Evening comes first. We're initially dark, often overwhelmed with humility, crying out, "God be merciful to me, a sinner." But morning follows when grace triumphs over nature. John Bunyan wisely said, "That which is last, lasts forever." What comes first gives way to the last, but nothing follows the last. So, though naturally full of darkness, once we become light in the Lord, there's no more evening. "Your sun shall no more go down." This life starts with an evening and a morning; the next, with God, is an eternal, bright noon.