Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
Jesus as the Light of the World
Text: John 12: 46
JESUS AS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
One of the symbols Jesus used significantly was “light”. Once again, Jesus spoke about why He had come into the world.
“I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.”
John 12:46
1. “I have come”
a. Few understand their purpose of existence in the world.
b. Jesus understood clearly why He had come into existence.
c. Time and again Jesus would refer to His purpose in life.
i. He had come down from heaven and given life to the world (John 6:33).
ii. He had come down from heaven not to do His own will but to do the will of God (John 6:38).
iii. He had come to give life abundantly (John 10:10).
2. “As a light into the world”
a. The world as Jesus understood it was full of sin.
b. And sin may well be represented by the symbol of “darkness”.
c. Everyone who has life has some kind of light (John 1:4).
d. Darkness would always try and overcome the light but would not be totally successful (John 1:5).
e. Man has a choice:
i. He can respond to the light.
ii. Or he can reject the light.
f. The problem lies in this truth.
i. Many love darkness (John 3:19).
ii. They shun the light because their deeds are evil (John 3:19).
iii. Those who practise evil would not eagerly or willingly come to the light (John 3:20).
iv. They fear that their deeds would be exposed (John 3:20).
3. “That whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness”
a. There was no need to abide in darkness.
b. One can escape darkness by believing in Jesus as the light of the world.
c. He who comes to the truth would come to the light (John 3:21).
His deeds subsequently would be clearly seen as having been done in the sight of God (John 3:21).
经文:约翰福音 12: 46
耶稣是世界的光
“光” 是耶稣运用的比喻之一。耶稣再次地解释祂来到世间的理由。
“我到世上来,乃是光,叫凡信我的不住在黑暗里。”
《约翰福音 12: 46》