The Light of The World

            Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life  ( John 8:12 ).

            All light comes from God.  He is the source of physical light, moral light, and spiritual light.  The Bible declares that, “God is light”  ( I John 1:5 ).

            Let us look at the light God has given to the world.

            Physical light.  In the beginning of the creation of the world, God commanded light to appear.  He created the sun to light the day, and the stars and moon to light the night.
            Light is a form of energy that can travel through space.  The light of the sun causes trees to grow, and all vegetation.  Where would we be without the suns rays shining down on us?  What a world there would be without the sun!

            The world would be clothed in darkness, and vegetation would not grow.  Man would not be able to grow crops to feed the population.  The bodies of humans would become sick.  The light of the sun is necessary to sustain all life on the earth.

            When I see the sun, I praise God.

            When I see the sunsets, I praise God.

            I would not want to live in a world without the sun.

            Moral light.  God has given to every man a conscience.  The conscience is a candle to the soul.  All moral light comes from God.   All  moral  laws  were  given  by  God.   To walk in the moral light of God, is the saving of the soul.

            Man today, has changed God’s moral laws in the disguise of freedom.
            Man has left the moral light of God.

            Public nudity is leaving the moral light of God.

            Adultery is leaving the moral light of God.

            Fornication is leaving the moral light of God.

            Homosexuality is leaving the moral light of God.

            Child abuse is leaving the moral light of God.

            Pornography is leaving the moral light of God.

            Men love darkness more than light.  They love the sins of this world, more than the moral light of God.

            Man today, is walking in darkness, as gross darkness has covered the earth.  The moral light of God, has been turned off.

            Every sin imaginable, is being committed in darkness.

            The conscience of man has become seared.

            The candle of the soul has gone out.

            The blind are leading the blind.

            They will both fall into the ditch.

            They will all go to Hell together.

            There is no light in Hell, only the firelight.

            Sodom and Gomorrah lost the moral light of God.  They were destroyed with fire and brimstone from Heaven.  This is what God thinks of their sin.

            Our generation today, is no better than the generation of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Judgment is hanging over our generation of evil doers. 

            Spiritual light.  Jesus Christ is the spiritual light to the world.  The Son of God came to give light to all.  I look to the Son for my source of health, strength, and hope.

            Jesus, the Son of God, is light for all.

            I wouldn’t live in a world without Jesus.

            The knowledge of Jesus gives spiritual light.

            The knowledge of His Word, gives spiritual light.

            His Word is a light to my feet.

            His Spirit is a light to my soul.

            His ways, are a light to glory.

            Some people today, walk in the darkness of the traditions of men.

            Some today, walk in the darkness of Catholicism.

            Some today, walk in the darkness of idolatry.

            Some today, walk in the darkness of devil worship.

            Some today, walk in the darkness of witchcraft.

            Some today, walk in the darkness of the occult.

            They have no spiritual light.  They are groping in darkness and despair.

            Their mind is dark.

            Their eyes are dark.

            Their soul is dark.

            Their speech is dark.

            Their actions are dark.

            For them is reserved the darkness of Hell fire, forever.

            As mentioned in our text, Jesus Christ is the Light of the world.  When he abides in you, you have Light.  We then become the children of Light  (John 12:36 ).

            The Jews stumbled at the Light.  They did not see the Light.  They rejected Jesus Christ, and the Light of the gospel.  Today, they are walking in spiritual darkness, until the Light appears again from glory.

            Jesus said, “Ye are the light of the world”  ( Matthew 5:14 ).

            The church is the light of the world.

            The church is proclaiming the light of Jesus Christ.

            The church is proclaiming the gospel light.

            When the church is gone, the light will be gone.  You think there is darkness in the world today, wait until the church is gone.

            The darkness of the Antichrist will come.

            The darkness of the Tribulation will come.

            The darkness of Satan will come.

            Walk ye today, while there is light.

            Walk ye today, while the church is here.

            Walk ye today, in the moral Light of God.

            Walk ye today, in the spiritual Light of God.

            You will not miss the Light, until the Light goes out.

            Jesus is the Light of my life.

            It is He, that lights up my life.

            Take the whole world and its darkness, but give me Jesus and His light.