Where's the Light?

“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”  John 8:12

When I was a child I always hated waking up in the middle of the night and having to go to the bathroom - especially when it is winter time.  It was cold and dark in the house.  We didn’t have a night light in every room like I do now.

There was a street light on the left corner of our front yard that gave out partial light to the left side of our house, but, the bathroom was on the right side!  It was normal for me to stub my toe on something because of the darkness.  I dared not turn on the lights in the middle of the night so as to not wake anyone else up.  So, I’d stumble, sleepily, all the way to the back of the house where the bathroom was.

Thinking back on it now, I remember the trip back to bed was easier than the trip to the bathroom.  After being awake in the dark for a while, my eyes would get used to the darkness.  Before I would make it back to my bed, I could see pretty good. 

That’s how it is with most people today.  John 3:19 says, “And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.”  There is so much evil in the world we have become oblivious to it.  We are no longer shocked when we watch the news or when we watch a gory movie.

In Matthew 5:14-16, Jesus tells us, “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

This week instead of stumbling around in the darkness, may our lights shine for Christ so that all will see and give praises to our Heavenly Father.