The Light Has Come

1. The Light Gives Life

This world is full of darkness.

Through sin, the world has fallen from God’s original design.

Life was abundant, but in sin, death reigns.

Just as God created all that we see, so He provides for our needs.

In the darkness, God still provides for His creation.

Jesus Christ, the Light, was given so that we might have life.

1 John 5:11 “And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.”

John 8:12 “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.””

In Darkness, there is no hope. The Light reveals hope.

It’s hard to find your way in the dark. You don’t know where to step or what direction you’re heading. It’s easy to get lost in the darkness and end up in places you shouldn’t be.

The Light provides clarity. It provides reassurance and safety.

Just as a ship looks towards the lighthouse in the storm, let us look to Christ in this life so that we might not become wrecked. A ship navigating without a lighthouse will run along the shore and sink, but the lighthouse provides direction and safety so that the ship can continue on its course.

2. The Light Must Be Received

The Light has been rejected by many because sinful man hates the light.

The Light reveals man’s sinfulness. Compared the the perfection of Christ, our sin becomes eternally evident.

Christ came down to his Creation. Yet the Creation despised and rejected the Creator.

Being falsely accused and convicted of blasphemy, Christ was crucified and was dead for three days only to be raised again!

Through his life, death, burial and resurrection, true forgiveness is made available to any who might repent and believe.

Today, Repent and believe that Jesus Christ is the only means of forgiveness.

Allow his light to shine so that others might see the goodness and mercy of God.

Be guided by the light of Christ so that your paths may be made straight.