Light of the world

https://odb.org/2024/11/27/his-light-shines-bright

1 John 1 NIV – 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him, there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if 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.

When we were growing up, I’m sure every household stocks up candles in case there is a blackout. It was fairly common in the sense that there was an outage every now and then, usually for a little while, but sometimes for longer. Sometimes, it affected neighbourhoods only. Yet there were a few times when the National Grid itself tripped. Nowadays, we have more advanced ways to deal with blackouts like petrol generators and battery power sources, including solar power, powerful enough to continue to power the household during outages. In Delhi, power outages were so common that nearly every household has a generator that powers up automatically moments after power from the grid is lost. I had experienced this many times during my trips there to work on an M&A project.

The main issue with blackouts is not the shutting down of modern amenities, like air-conditioning, the refrigerator, or the television. The thing that impacts us the most is the absence of lights. We can not see in darkness. Hence, the candles in the old days. This is particularly so in the night. In fact, darkness in the night is scary to most.

In the spiritual realm, we are the light as God is light (1 John 1:5). We are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14), and as the world is in darkness, we as believers are the main source of light to them. The light and darkness here speak of the revelation of the truth of Jesus Christ as the Son of the Living God (Matthew 16:15-15) and that He died for our sins and was resurrected on the third day and defeated death and sin. That is why our lives need to reflect Christ and God’s glory. God will reach out to their hearts in darkness through us, His lights for this world. The world is in darkness and will not see the light except through us. The evil one will want to keep everyone in darkness, to be completely oblivious to the truth. It is for us to shed the truth to them and shine our light upon them that the Holy Spirit may lift the scales from their eyes to see, understand, and accept the truth.

Be the light that illuminates the way to the truth in our workplace, in college, in wherever we are. Despite our flesh and human weaknesses, we are still the sons and daughters of God! Do not be afraid to be the light of the world and do our part for the Kingdom of God! Amen!