"When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.' " John 8:12 (NIV)
The Apostle John again records the words of Jesus, The Christ, as He spoke to the people gathered in the courts of the temple. Here Jesus spoke the second of the great "I AM" statements and said "I AM the light of the world". In this metaphor Jesus said that He eluminates and enlightens the way for those who believe so that they will not be lost in the darkness of ignorance or lack understanding. The scriptures also refer to The Messiah as a light. (Isaiah 9:2, Isaiah 49:6, and Isaiah 60:1-3 & 19-20)
In this second "I AM" statement, Jesus declared that He is "the light" to show the way for the world so that we would not have to continue to be lost in darkness. (John 1:4-5 & 1 John 1:5) Jesus is the "light" of salvation and the "light" of God. He not only lights the way to salvation, (Psalms 27:1), He also enlightens us and gives us "the light of life" which is wisdom and understanding. (Luke 2:32) He indwells those who believe, and it is His light that shines forth from us when we obey Him and do His will. (Matthew 5:16) Because He is in us, and we are in Him, we should seek to do that which pleases Him, to follow Him, to walk with Him, and to avoid that which is darkness and sinful. (Ephesians 5:8-14) We need to pray that He will help us to walk in His light.
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