John 11:10  It is when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he has no light.

How illuminating it is for our lives that Jesus is the light of the world! Without light there is only darkness. And as Jesus teaches in the passage above, those who walk in darkness stumble. Were it not for Jesus shining His light upon us through His death and rising again we would still be walking in that darkness of sin. By God's undeserved love, however, we can assert with Isaiah: "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light" (Isaiah 9:2)

Even as the sun gives light to the moon and the moon reflects that light to us who are His children and we reflect that light. We are the light of the world. We reflect His light to those with whom we live.

What a contrast! "You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light" (Ephesians 5:8). Our source of power as lights in this world comes from the light of the world, Jesus Christ. Even as the moon cannot shine unless it receives light from the sun and reflects that, so we cannot give light to others unless we receive and reflect from the Son of God the light which He gives to dispel the darkness of sin and to guide people on their journey in life.

With the psalmist we affirm: "The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?" (Psalm 27:1).
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Helping people live life with Jesus everyday,

Rev. Dr. Brent L Parrish