The Light Study #8

John 9:1-5
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

• You know, I think that still applies today, that Jesus is the light of the world even now. He's the light that is in the Christians today. If there is light, then Jesus is there.

John 12:35-36
Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

• When you believe in Jesus, you become a child of the light. Or at least you might be able to become a child of the light. It does say that you 'MAY' become children of light.

John 12:44-46
Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

• Jesus came as a light, so that people wouldn't stay in darkness.

Ephesians 5:8-13
You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

• If I live as a child of light, then there would be fruit of the light, such as goodness, righteousness, and truth. I need to find out what pleases the Lord and do that. I also need to have nothing to do with fruitless deeds, but focus on exposing those deeds. Everything illuminated becomes a light. So if sin is exposed, it, too becomes a light. I may not be understanding that correctly.