Light Of The World!
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying,
“I am the light of the world. He who follows
Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the
light of
life.”
John 8:12
When the Hebrew slaves traveled through the
Sinai wilderness, God provided a pillar of
cloud
to guide them during the day and a pillar of fire
to guide them at night (Exodus 13:20-22).
The fire in the midst of darkness at night was
“to give them light on the road which they
should travel” (Nehemiah 9:12).
Jesus reminded the Jews of need for spiritual
light in a spiritually dark world, calling Himself
“the light of the world.” The darker the night, the
more our need for light. He was reminding them
that “God is light and in Him is no darkness
at
all” (1 John 1:5).
Sadly, then and now, darkness in this world
doesn’t always understand the light of Christ
(John 1:3-9). But all who embrace the light of
Christ are given the right to become
“children
of God” (John 1:12).
Make sure you are a child of God by
believing in Christ, by letting His light
become the light of your life.
"It is no advantage to
be
near the light if the eyes
are closed."
Augustine
