Light Of the World

John 8:12

12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

Jesus was again, speaking to the Pharisees about who he was, “the light of the world.” He told them that they didn’t know him because they didn’t know the Father. If they knew the Father they would know him.

Jesus came to be a light in a dark time of the world. The Romans, who had control of the known world at the time, were one of the most feared societies ever on the planet. Their ways of abuse and death involved flogging, torturing, and hanging people on crosses for the crimes they committed. One thing that made Jesus special was, he was put on that cross not because he committed any crimes or sinned, but because our sins and crimes put him there.

Whatever we perceive about Jesus Christ, one thing is certain, he didn’t deserve to die for our sins. The amazing mystery about God is, he let his Son Jesus die for us even knowing we were in the wrong for doing so. We should get on our hands and knees and thank our all-powerful, loving God for loving us so much that he would allow such a horrible thing to happen to his only begotten Son, Jesus.

Dear Father, thank you so much for sending Jesus, your one and only Son to die in my place. Thank you so much for loving and forgiving us when we didn’t know what we were doing to you. Help me to stay focused on the things that matter most today and that’s telling people about what you did for us 2000 years ago. In Jesus’ name, Amen!