Light of the World

When we think about July here in America we think about the fourth. When I was a kid, that meant one thing…FIREWORKS! I loved going out and seeing them. The loud sounds. The bright colors. The gigantic displays lighting up the night sky. It was magic in the midsummer night. 

Fireworks are brilliant at night. The reason is the contrast. At night things are dark and bleak. Without light you can’t see much of anything. This is true in a spiritual sense as well. The world is dark and bleak. And without contrast it is hard to see anything. We need someone to illuminate the world.

In John 8:12, Jesus taught “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” This was a bold statement to say and the Pharisees argued that He shouldn’t be saying that about Himself. But Jesus came to teach the truth about Him and the Father. If we will follow Jesus we will not have to walk in spiritual darkness but we will have the light of life that leads us to God the Father in Heaven.

So when you see fireworks, remember Jesus, the true light of the world.

In His Service,

Pastor Jared