“I have come as a light into the world that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness,” John 12:46 . Jesus has come as a light so as to show us the way, a guiding star to lead us. Whilst this is part of the meaning of the scripture, I personally do not believe that the Light that Jesus often refers to is the guiding of us through life by following the light.
Jesus says in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.” If the light is the path and Jesus is the way, then why does Jesus tell us to let our light shine? I believe firmly that the light that Jesus refers to in both of these scriptures and all the other scriptures is in fact referring to the love of Jesus.
Jesus came to us as the perfect gift of love. He demonstrated true love to us and we became bonded to Him in love when we accept Him into our lives as Lord and Saviour. We then become full of the love of Jesus as well and it is this love that we are to use to attract the world and destroy the darkness. Love covers all sin and therefore the sin(darkness) is covered and destroyed by the light that shines from us in the form of the love of Jesus.
In the romantic world, it is often described how you can see a glow in the face of someone when they meet their true love or fall in love with someone. This is true and even more true when we fall in love with Jesus. Have you ever seen someone who is of the world, get saved and repent before Jesus. Often the person suddenly seems to look years younger and there is a glow in their face. This is the love of Jesus that is shining through them.
What is it that really distinguishes christians from the rest of the world - the love that they have inside of them for others. Why is it that you are able to spot a Godly man in a crowd without even knowing them – because the love of Jesus is a burning light that shines out of them.
Jesus said that He came as a light that whoever believes in Him should not live in darkness. If you do not have the light inside of you, and are living in the nightmares that darkness produce, then why not ask the light to come into your life today that the darkness may be dispelled from your life, and that you may experience and live in the fullness of the love of Jesus.
