Meditate
On
Then
Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows
Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John
8:12
What The Light Of The World Does
To
the woman caught in adultery, Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin
no more” (John 8:11). He gave her the gift of no condemnation so that she would
have the strength to “go and sin no more.” But do you know what Jesus said
next? He said, “I am the light of the world…”
Many
of us, when we hear how Jesus is the light of the world, are afraid to face
Jesus because we think that His light will expose all our sins. Perhaps you
have heard preachers say, “Don’t you for one moment think that you can hide
your sin! Jesus, the light of the world, will expose your sin to everyone!”
Many of us think that that’s what “the light of the world” does—He exposes our
sins.
But
look at the context in which Jesus declared that He is the light of the world.
He had just saved the woman and exposed the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. This
tells me that the light of Jesus in your life does not condemn, humiliate or
shame you. The light of Jesus in your life shows how perfectly cleansed you are
by His blood! It shows the efficacy of His blood and the perfection of His work
at Calvary.
Beloved,
don’t be afraid to come into God’s presence. His light is not there to show up
your sins. It’s there to show how beautiful, radiant and glorious you are
because of Christ’s finished work! Begin to see yourself in this same light and
expect to reign in life because you have been made righteous and glorious by
what Christ has done!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
