“The Light of the World”
John 8:12 :: December 8, 2024
Week #2: “The Light of Purity”
“Advent” means “coming.” Christmas is coming. Jesus has come and is coming again.
During this Season of Advent, we are reflecting on the beautiful truth that Jesus proclaimed 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 in so many beautiful ways.
[LIGHT FIRST CANDLE AGAIN.]
Our first candle was a candle of hope. Jesus stepped into the gloomy despair of our shadowy world and proclaimed that the darkness would not last. Because Jesus has come, hope has arrived.
[LIGHT SECOND CANDLE.]
Our second candle reminds us of the purity of light.
Evil thrives in the darkness. The Bible says, “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil” (See John 3:19).
But Jesus is the “Son of God, love’s pure light.” Jesus is perfectly pure, and He came to sacrifice Himself to make us pure, too. God’s Word promises that, “[I]f we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” (See 1 John 1:7.)
There is no darkness in Jesus, and, one day soon, there will be no darkness in us.
As the carol sings:
“Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth,
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.” (“O Holy Night," John S. Dwight)
Jesus is the Light of the World.
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Photo credit: Jonas Von Werne.
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