When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Darkness is more than a symbol; it is a pervasive way of living and viewing the world. Darkness is the place of deception, evil, crime, predators, sin, the evil one, and the death he brings. To follow Jesus means each of us brings our heart to him as
Lord, and lets him cast out the darkness that plagues us inside and out, so we don't have to fear the darkness at all. In this way, Jesus gives us light that is so much more than just a light that illuminates a dark room. He is the true light, the light of life that the darkness cannot defeat (
John 1:4,
9). And this light now shines in us and makes us vessels of grace that share that light with those trapped in darkness (
2 Corinthians 4:6-7;
Matthew 5:14-16). We want the "light of life," and we have that light in Jesus! So, let's shine it and share it with others.
Holy God, who lives in glorious and irrepressible light, I praise you for sending Jesus to cast away the dark fears that so easily envelop me, the darkness that seeks to gravitationally pull me to itself. I pray for strength and courage to not only live in the light, but to show others the way to Jesus, "the light of life," the one whose light shines through us. In his name, the Light of the World, I pray. Amen.
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