I was doing my quiet time this morning and this passage in John really jumped out at me:
"Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, 'I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.' " -John 8:12
I have this silly confession. When I was a kid (and every once in a while) I was afraid of the dark. I would lie awake at night thinking something was going to jump out from under my bed and get me (thank you mom and dad for letting me watch Predator, Terminator, and other scary movies before the age of six). Now I'd thought I had grown out of this, but apparently not. The new living situation has me jumping at unknown noises. This is not the way that Jesus intends me to live life. He wants me to dwell in the light, -not fearing the unknown or the dark. This not only applies to my little (haha) fear of the dark; it begs the question: what is darkness? Now I don't have my greek key work Bible with me now, but I was thinking about me personally: Could darkness be negativity? Maybe sarcasm? And probably, definitley fear.
And the last part of the verse hit me hard: "...because you will have the light that leads to life." The word leading reminded me to headlights on a car. Am letting the Word light my path, am I following the light, or letting fear trip me up and keep me in the dark...away from life abdundant?
We had a guest speaker Tuesday Night who showed a clip for Gladiator (which of course made me want to watch the rest of the movie). He showed the part before Maximus was betrayed, where he is talking to his troops before the battle with the German Tribes and says, "What we do in this life echoes in eternity." I still want to fight the good fight in this life, it's worth it. And in order to do that, I need to dwell in the light and leads to life.
I want to echo loudly. God is good :) He'll help me get there.
