SCRIPTURE: 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.” John 8:12 NIV
The first advent of Jesus brought a lot of light into the world, but many people missed it. Light is helpful, even miraculous the way it exposes everything — from the beautiful, to the mundane, to the downright evil. Journey with author and blogger Amy Clemens as she explores the advent of one who said he was the light of the world…a light that shines in darkness…that exposes. A light that will make a second advent, with a power and glory no one will miss.
THOUGHT: There’s just something about light and God. It was his first command, and that seems significant, doesn’t it? Light made room for everything that followed. As humans, we separate light from life, but in God’s economy it seems light is life and life is light. So Scripture opens with light, and then it ends with light too. We learn at the end of the story, “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp (Rev. 21:23).” Light and our Triune God and life are all wrapped up together.
Between the beginning of Scripture and its end, we find other voices talking about light: David proclaimed, “in your light we see light (Ps. 36:9).” Isaiah prophesied, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned (Is. 9:2).” John said of Jesus’ birth, “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world (Jn 1:9).
And then comes Jesus, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” What a promise to hold onto as the darkness gathers. We don’t just have light, we don’t just have life. We have the light of life.
PRAYER: Thank you, Jesus, for your promise that we will never walk in darkness as long as we are following you. Thank you that in your light, we find out what life really is. What really matters. Thank you that the darkness cannot ever overcome your lifelight (Jn. 1:5)
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Blogger Amy Clemens is the author of Walking When You’d Rather Fly: Meditations on Faith After the Fall. In it she explores childhood sexual abuse and how it impacted her faith (or lack thereof) for four decades. You’ll find not only her story, but better yet, the Big Story of God.
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