The Light of Jesus

   “And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to the light, because their works were evil.” (John 3: 19)

   The world has received its’ verdict; it is condemned to pass away.  Not because God wants or intended it to be but because mankind refused the light.  The darkness allows our sins to remain hidden from sight while light shines upon the evil for all to see.  Too many prefer to remain in darkness and sin.

   How did we reach this point; a world that has no future; a world that will pass away.  We knew of the sins of our first parents.  We’ve heard of the destruction of all but Noah and his family in the great flood.  Sodom and Gomorrah should have been a wake-up call but wasn’t.

   There have been so many warning signs.  We’ve seen wars and more wars.  We’ve seen children starve when there was food that could have been provided.  We’ve watched as people died from disease when help could have been given.  We’ve seen peoples killed simply because they didn’t look like others thought they should.  Yet we didn’t learn.

   Still the darkness rules our world.  Our children are killed in the womb and thrown out with the trash.  Our elderly and disabled are encouraged to die because they no longer have “quality of life”.  Who defines quality of life and by what measuring stick?

   So much darkness and still God offers us the light.  He sent His son to bring the light but the world took His life on the cross.  Still He forgives and wants to take us back into His family.  Yet many continue to walk in the darkness.

   The Light changes everything.  In His light we can see the evil that is in the world.  We can see the evil that is within us.  Throw off the darkness; let the Light of Jesus shine in.  Reject the darkness and live in the Light forever.

“I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8: 12)

Our world is filled with darkness Lord.

We often lose our way.

Lead us out of the darkness

And into your eternal light.

Amen