Jesus Is The Light Of The World

-May 22, 2024-

Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,

“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 Jesus came the first time into our world, it was one dark place, a den of iniquity. Darkness is the absence of light; It is downright oppressive. Things haven’t changed today, and fact it has gotten darker.

The Lord Jesus is the light of the world. The Apostle John wrote, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1:4-5).

Jesus brought light and life to those in darkness. The context of our verse today is the incident of the woman caught in adultery being brought to Jesus. The self-righteous scribes and Pharisees tried to use her to find fault in Jesus and discredit Him.

They put Him in an awkward and uncomfortable position: if He condones her, He will be blamed for condoning sin; if He condemns her, He will be blamed for being too harsh and insensitive toward the woman. Like other times He faced similar dilemmas, He did so with the utmost grace, wisdom, truth, and compassion. He always said and did just the right thing according to the Scriptures.

He told them, “…He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (John 8:7). They all left, from the oldest to the youngest. He told the woman, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more” (John 8:11).

As the light of the world, Jesus illumined, exposed, and condemned sin, but loved the sinner, hating their sin. When we follow Jesus, we no longer walk in darkness, but have the light of life.

We are most like Jesus when we bear God’s light in this dark world. So many are trapped in darkness, enslaved by sin and Satan, and on their way to eternal darkness in hell.

Let us walk in the light, confess our sins, and help others to find Jesus and and be saved. Colossians 1:13-14 says, “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”

Have a blessed day walking in the light of the world. Stay safe and healthy.

Darkness and light are opposites we can see; Jesus died in darkness to bring light and life to you and me.

Dean