Light

John 1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

There is something called life which was only present inside Jesus Christ. This life is very different from what the world defines life is. The bible says in Psalm 16:11 that this life has God’s presence and is full of Joy. This life was something that was prepared by God Himself to us and wants us to enjoy. But, this life needs us to forsake our own knowledge of determining what is good and evil and we depend on Jesus as a good shepherd as per John 10:10 and he will ensure that we will not lost our lives.

Today’s meditation is about this life that Jesus had in Himself was not something that he enjoyed within Himself. This life was the light of men. Men without Jesus have nothing but utter darkness to walk. The bible says that His word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our paths (Ps 119:105). In the Old Testament, the Bible gave light to men on how they should walk. Remember that these men knew good and evil but this brought them into darkness only. That’s the power of knowledge, it can keep us in our same position without making us improve even a little bit. We all have knowledge that some stuff are evil but this knowledge cannot help us anywhere. This knowledge comes in various forms like technical, moral and even theological. But unless we take Jesus as our shepherd and obey Him, there is no way, truth or the life.

John 11:9 explains how we should see this light Jesus. As a directing light that can help us progress in life. If this light is not used, we may seem like we are progressing well, but we are actually would be wandering. Proverbs 4:18 explains how the path of light shines brighter and brighter. As we start walking in this light, our paths become more and more clear and visible so that we know what we are doing is absolutely right.

In Luke 15:11-32, we read the parable of the prodigal son which is a great example for a person who walks in light. This son never realized the position he had in his father’s place. The security from God has no value in our lives unless we live in an insecure place. The son proceeded to go a live recklessly spending everything. This mistake happens when we do not have a father. We will think we are living freely without boundaries, but friends, prostitutes and the world will consume everything we have while we do not realize what is happening.

Just at that time, famines come and explain our actual situation in the world without the father. When we had our father’s inheritance with us, we would have stayed in grand hotels and in luxury. But once we lose everything, that’s where the world shows what we are good at. We can see such lives with drunkards and people who have married a wrong person. The verse says that he longed to eat of the pods of the pigs but no one gave him anything to eat. The world after you are worn out will see that you are not even worthy to eat a pig’s food.

But there is one place in the whole world where you are accepted at any stage you are. This is not because you are talented or great, but because you are your father’s son. There is not just happiness but celebration. We also can see that all we will need eventually is to be servants there, but God’s love towards us is so overflowing that He gives our power and authority back to us. This is life with light. We get to be managers and owners with a wise father with us. Nothing is hidden and so, nothing is lost.

As per Isaiah 60:1, all we have to do is rise up and shine for as the light has come.

Amen.