Shine through the darkness
Bright as the day
Jesus, Light of the World
Shine in our hearts
Show us the way tonight
- Jesus, Light of the World, Third Day
Watching five minutes if the nightly news will remind you what a dark and broken world we live in. Violence, war, crime, death, hate. Jesus knew that the world was full of these things before He arrived, yet despite that He came. The Light in a pitch dark world, the Hope to the broken pieces. Think about when the power goes out and you can't see anything, you try to feel your way around so that you don't walk into anything. Then, someone lights a candle or finds a flashlight and all of the sudden the way is not so dark anymore. You feel relieved and navigating around isn't so difficult. Jesus is that flashlight or flame to the udder darkness of this world. He is hope that it won't always be this dark. Boy am I thankful for that.
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." - John 8:12
Dear Jesus,
Thank You for bringing light to a dark world. Thank You for leaving the throne to physically come to such a broken place and thank You that through You the brokenness is healed. I pray that despite all of the distractions and temptations I will walk with You in the light. Amen.
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