Christ is the Light of the World
"The Word gave life to everything that was created,
And his life brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness,
And the darkness can never extinguish it."
John 1:4-5
Our Bible Study Group is studying the book of John using Adam Hamilton book, “John, The Gospel of Light and Life.” We have found new understanding. Unlike the other gospel writers, John gives the meaning of Jesus' life; the spiritual significance. John is attempting to answer the questions of Jesus’ identity and importance for the reader. "We come to know who God is by looking at Jesus."
"No one has ever seen God. God the only Son, who is at the Father's side, has made God known." John 1:18
Jesus came to be the light of the world; to push back the darkness we experience. The darkness is John's metaphor for evil, despair, death of loved ones, and losing our way. Jesus is the light that shows us the way to live. We are to let God's light shine through us to lead others to God so they can experience His unfailing love.
Lighting each other's candles at Christmas Eve has new meaning for me. It symbolizes what we as Christians are expected to do. We are to pass the light of Christ in the way we live our lives to our fellow man. We are to share God's love with others. When our members braved the cold to form a cross of lighted candles at Christmas, they showed God's love is alive in this church to our community.
I was impressed by the poem Amanda Gorman wrote. "For there is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it."
Prayer: Jesus, I trust in you, that you are God's word in the flesh. I trust that you are the light of the world. Illuminate my darkness. Help me to walk in your light and to love and follow you all the days of my life. In your holy name. Amen
Karen Bromley
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