The image of Jesus being the light of the world is a very powerful one. Those six small words are such a bold statement as to who Jesus is and of the promise that we have through Him.

Reading or listening to the news, it is not difficult to see the darkness that is in the world: poverty, fear, sin and injustice. Perhaps we even at times feel darkness in our own lives; times when we have been far from God and have messed up.

Jesus is life and light; a promise to all who believe in Him:

•      Light shines in the darkness and casts out fear
•      Light reveals the truth
•      Light = life.

Very few things grow in the natural world without light. It is essential for life. In the same way, Jesus is essential if we are to have any spiritual life.

Jesus is THE light of the world. ... not ‘A’ light. We can only be reconciled to God and have a relationship with Him through Jesus.

As you read or listen to the news today, thank God that He sent Jesus as light to this darkness, and pray for the light of Jesus to cut into those situations. How can you reflect the light of Jesus to those you meet today?

“Light of the world,
You stepped down into darkness,
opened my eyes let me see.
Beauty that made this heart adore You;
hope of a life spent with You.
So here I am to worship,
here I am to bow down,
here I am to say that You’re my God.”

Lorna McDonald