John 1:1-9
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.(NIV)
1. Light Destroys Darkness
Darkness is like a sin. Just like darkness makes us unable to see, sin causes us to be unable to understands the things in God’s kingdom and it hides the truth from us. When we are born again, we begin to realize just how blind we have been to the truth of God’s love and the wonderful things God wants to bring into our lives. Jesus died so that sin could no longer keep us in the dark. Because of Jesus we can see the truth!
2. Light is Life-giving
Jesus brings life. He brings new life to those who accept Him. Without Him everyone would be disconnected from God and would pay the ultimate price for sin – spiritual death. But because of Jesus, we have new, eternal life.
3. Light Brings Health
Jesus brings into our lives the ability to live strong, healthy Christian lives. He helps us remain spiritually healthy by being connected to God and living lives according to God’s plan for us. Before we are born again, we are weak and sickened by the effects of sin and death.
Jesus came as man so he could teach us about God’s kingdom. He died so we can be reconnected to God and don’t have to pay the penalty of sin.
Because Jesus is the light of the world, he helps us understand what God wants us to learn. Bit by bit as we live our life with Jesus and seek to please God, we will find ourselves becoming new, better and better. God wants only the best for us. He will keep changing us and perfecting us until as we are able to be the person we dreamed for. Because Jesus is light of the world, we are to be like him, we are supposed to be light for those around us; especially the ones who don’t know Jesus. We can be light to them by helping them to see more clearly all that Jesus is and all he has done for them.
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