“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” (John 8:12).
Jesus says He’s the light of the world. What kind of light? The light of the revelation of the true God that shows us what God is like. The psalmist says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).
When Jesus says “I am the light of the world,” He is saying that He’s the Word of God that lights the path of mankind. Whoever follows the Scriptures has the Word of God as their guide.
God gave the Bible as a light to give us the knowledge of God. If anyone believes what the Bible says they have believed God. Those who follow the Scriptures shall not walk in the darkness of ignorance.
It is through the Scriptures we learn of God’s grace that brings salvation to all mankind. Through the Word of God we receive knowledge of the only true God. That’s why Jesus says, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9).
Scriptures are the true Words of God. God wants this understanding to enter us, as it is written: “The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple” (Psalm 119:130).
Everyone, including the apostles, that saw Jesus Christ after He rose from the dead, has all died. Now, how do we know that Jesus died and rose again? We know through the Scriptures because it is written.
The apostle Paul wrote, “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
Paul is saying that he is preaching what he received from the Scriptures, that the basis of his gospel is the Scriptures. Therefore we should believe in the Scriptures, which are the true Words of God.
The Word of God is that light, which is Jesus Christ. Anyone who follows what the Scriptures are saying is working in the true light of God. The Word of God is indeed the only begotten Son, and the true revelation of God (see John 1:18).
God is preaching the Bible to us as His light. Therefore we should believe the gospel of the Scriptures. The Word of God is like a light which shines in a dark place, until the truth of the Bible arises in our hearts (see 2 Peter 1:19).
The light of Christ is the light of the knowledge of God, which comes from the Scriptures. The Bible is the only place where we can find the true knowledge of God; all other sources and knowledge are fabrications of the devil.
If we walk in the true revelations of God’s Word and follow what the Bible says we would not walk in the error of worldly people. All Scriptures are true and we should seek to understand the Bible.
The Word of God is Jesus Christ, the Chief Corner Stone, and He’s the true pillar and ground of truth. The Holy Bible is God’s inspired and infallible revelation of Himself. Scripture is Jesus Christ that true Light and Lamp of God (see Psalm 119:105).
PRAYER
Dear Father, let your Word come into my heart, come in today, come in to stay, in Jesus name. Amen.
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