Light

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2 KJV)

Matthew tells us this prophecy was fulfilled in Jesus:

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. (Matthew 4:14-16 KJV)

John was aware of this, too:

In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:4-5 KJV)

Then, Jesus made it certain:

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12 KJV)

As soon as that was said, denials began:

The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. (John 8:13 KJV)

I thought of these verses when I looked at today’s graphic. Darkness stands in the way of the light, but it splits, diffuses and spreads. His explained a bit about light:

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. (John 9:5 KJV)

With Him at His Father’s side, we can take to heart the words to His disciples:

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (Matthew 5:14 KJV)

As Christians, we are the light of the world.  Where do we sit? Is there darkness in front of us? Where does our light shine? Is it a true reflection of His light?

These are questions I ask about my life, and I hope others are taking a look at the light in their lives. We speak of mountains and valleys in our daily living – where does the light fit it? How far can it be seen? Do we allow distractions, such as that large tree, to cast shadows on our light?

Christ not only has the answers to our questions, He is the answer. The light we display is but a reflection of His. Ours will grow brighter as we grow closer to Him through reading, studying, praying and being aware of God’s will for His work in our lives. Look at the positive examples in the Bible, those who followed His will.

Do not expect the path to be easy. There are no biblical verses telling us that life here will be easy. We are told there will be temptations:

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. (1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV)

Are we looking for that way to escape and reflect light? Or are we moving into the darkness, our light dimming?