The Light of The World
By: Diane Gammill
Jesus said in John 8:12, “I am the light of
the world: he that follows me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the light
of life.” So, if Jesus is the “light of the
world” why is there so much sin and evil
in the world? Isaiah 59:2 has the answer:
“your sins have hidden His face from
you.” God has not hidden His face from
us; but “sins” have hidden His face from
us. Because of sin, people cannot see
Christ nor the works of Christ. They see
the sin rather than Christ and His light.
However, Jesus is still the light of the
world. Sin may try to stamp out His light,
blow it out with words of worldly
wisdom, put it out with the cold water of
guilt and shame, and snuff it out with
presuppositions and explanations of the
unordinary.
But Jesus is still the light of the
world. He still shines His light on
the hungry, lost soul to salvation.
He still shines His light on the
alcoholic and drug addict to break
the chains of bondage. He still
shines His light on the sick to heal
and on the captive to deliver. He
still shines His light to strengthen
the weary and encourage the
oppressed. Praise God! Jesus is
the light of the world—always has
been and always will be. As long
as the earth exists, Jesus is the light
of the world. Some may claim to
walk in His light but they walk in
the darkness of sin and confusion.
As we walk in the light of Jesus we
experience the light of life. We
experience His love, mercy and
grace daily because we have
relationship with Him. Jesus is our
Lord and we talk to Him, listen to
and obey Him as He leads us
through this light of life because
Jesus is the light of the world.