Light and Life and Going Deeper.

I love the Gospel of John. It's an amazing book. I love the way it beautifully connects with two of my other favorite books of the bible, Genesis and 1 John.
You may have read all three of those books, but you may have never noticed their connection, quite deliberate on John's part. Look at this:

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. .... darkness was over the surface of the deep, ... And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness." (from Genesis 1:1-4)
"In the beginning was the Word, ... and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; ... In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (from John 1:1-5)
"That which was from the beginning, ... we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; ... we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. ... This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth." (from 1 John 1:1-2, 5-6)

Do you see how each section has its own theme; creation, who Jesus is, who we are in Jesus; and yet they are woven together with the repetition of the images used to explore those themes? It is fascinating and you will never discover it through normal 'devotions.'
This is the wonders of deep bible study. I love it, and if you care to hang around for a while. I think I'll explore the interconnectedness of these passages for a while.