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Jesus is Light


Jesus is Light. Not a metaphysical or mystical light found in pagan tradition and Wiccan practices. No, Jesus Christ is the "Light of the World." When we were still yet sinners, we were captives to the kingdom of darkness. The shadow of our sin and satan's oppression was upon us. We could not shake free of the darkness because of the deed done in Eden and our own wicked decisions. But then the most radiant and redeeming thing happen; Jesus Christ came into the world and His Light pierced the darkness. Jesus said, "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." (John 9:5). Jesus is still in the world, though He rose and ascended to the Right hand of his father. He is in this world through us! The light of Christ burns brightly in His believers!

The darkness wants to dominate our lives. It seeks to make us captives once more by feeding us lies. The devil displeased with being robbed of his former prisoners seeks to convince us that the shadow of death is to be feared. Our minds are assaulted by the fears of everlasting darkness and never waking from the blackness. But this is a lie! Jesus Christ promised us this, "I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life." (John 8:12). Our Savior is reassuring us with these words, which have multiple meanings. We know from the this scripture that Jesus is the light and that if we follow Him we shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life. This line could be interpreted to mean that we shall not walk in the darkness of sin and shall have righteous life in the light. But I see another meaning, I interpret that it means we shall not walk in the darkness of death, but be transferred to the Light of Christ upon crossing the chasm that is called death.

Jesus is saying shadow and darkness will not touch us! That if we abide in Him He will not let the fears the enemy has tried to sow in us about death to even take place! We shall not see darkness when it is our time to leave this Earth, but rather the radiant light of Jesus Christ and go to live in that light for eternal life!

As Christians we may try to deny any fear of death and shout as St. Paul, "to die is gain!" (Philippians 1:21). But if we were honest, the prospect of dying does frighten us. We do not know the hour, day, or year when Our Lord will call us home. There should be excitement at the thought of leaving the suffering of this life to be in the perpetual presence of the Savior. But the devil has worked hard through Hollywood and other medias to convince us that death is frightening. Even literature tries to make us leery of letting go of this world with Hamlet's words, "It tis the undiscovered country and once you cross over there is no coming back." How deceptive are the Prince of Denmark's words! Why would we want to come back?! We either trust the words of the Prince of Peace or the homicidal fictional prince of Shakespeare's tragedy. As for me, I put my trust in the Lord!

Let me repeat it again, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me, will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life." This is a promise from Jesus that we shall not experience what Hollywood and Hamlet have tried to deceive us with. We will not see shadow and be lost in the darkness of death! No we shall immediately as Christ followers be transferred to the warmth and bright splendor of His presence! St. Paul said, "to be absent in body, is to be present with Christ Jesus." (2 Corinthians 5:8).

The darkness really dwells in this life. It is the kingdom upon which our enemy has built his empire. If the devil cannot make you afraid of death, he will make you afraid of life. Our enemy will try to convince us that his terrors and dark servants can harm us. But the truth is that we have power over these princes, powers, demons, and evil spirits. For our enemy must submit to the authority of Jesus Christ! Call upon the name of Jesus and command with your prayers the hosts of heaven to do battle against the forces of darkness. The Lord will hear our prayers and deliver us from the darkness of the devil (his lies and fear mongering); for the Word of God says, "The light (Jesus) shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it!" (John 1:5).

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