“The Light of the World”
John 8:12 :: December 1, 2024
Week #1: “The Light of Hope”
“Advent” means “coming.” Christmas is coming. Jesus has come and is coming again.
During this year’s Advent Season, each of our readings will reflect on the fantastic claim that the Lord Jesus made about Himself in the Gospel of John chapter 8, verse 12.
[READ JOHN 8:12]
Jesus is the “The Light of the World.” He shines like no one else.
Light is such a powerful metaphor because it reveals so many aspects about our Lord.
For example, light means hope.
[LIGHT FIRST CANDLE.]
Jesus came into a world full of darkness. The darkness of sin, the darkness of despair, and the darkness of death.
But Jesus’ birth brought new hope. Hundreds of years before Jesus was born, Isaiah prophesied of His coming, “The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” (See Isaiah 9:2 and Matthew 4:16!)
May our first candle remind us that the darkness will not last. Hope shines forth.
As the carol sings:
"O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight."
Jesus is the Light of the World.
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Photo credit: Jonas Von Werne.
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