Jesus Is Life: Life Is Illumination
Study The Word
John 1:4
“In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”
Take a moment to just think about the connection between life and light? John reveals something profound here – he says that in Jesus was life, and that Jesus was the very life that became the light of men. This is a beautiful revelation of how eternal life functions! Eternal life produces light! That means where there is true life – zōē life, God-kind of life – there will always be illumination, understanding, revelation!
φῶς phōs light – illumination, light, brightness, revelation, understanding
This is why when people encounter the Person of Jesus – who IS life – they receive light! They get understanding! Things that were once dark and confusing suddenly become clear! Why? Because life and light are inseparable! You cannot have one without the other! That’s why Jesus said “I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
There is a light of life and that also means that there is a darkness of life. What is the darkness of life? The darkness of life is not knowing the real truth about any and every subject and aspect that has to do with life, purpose and existence. Everything is speculative, nothing is ever sure; but when when Jesus comes in, there is surety of existence, surety of purpose, surety of life. Only Jesus gives to man the surety of life – not only of the life that now is but also of the life that here after. Nobody and nothing else has ever given a proven surety of life after death apart from Jesus.
He did this by being raised back to life from the dead. This and lot more is all that the resurrection is about. The surety and certainty of life. Jesus Is Life!
Think about this: everywhere Jesus went, people received light. The blind received sight, the confused received understanding, the lost received direction, the hopeless received vision, knowledge and understanding. Why? Because Life Himself was walking among them, and wherever Life goes, the light of life is present!
Listen, ”I can never walk in confusion! I have the light of life! I can never walk in darkness, because I have the light of life! I always know what to do, I always know where to go, I always know how to do what to do, because I have the light of life!” I am a source of inspiration; I am a source of divine direction, I am a source of divine insight and truth!
Now here’s where it becomes personal for you: if you have Jesus – then you also carry light! That’s why He said “You are the light of the world”, because the same life that Jesus has He has, He has given to you also, and so you now have within you the light of men in your spirit! This means you are not meant to live in darkness, confusion, or ignorance about anything! Your life is now a life of illumination because you have the life-light of Christ in you.
Let’s look at John 8:12 again, He says “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” So, the light of life! The life that Jesus IS produces the light that dispels all darkness! And if you follow Him – if you have Him dwelling within you – you have this light of life operating within your spirit!
Understanding this means you realize that having Jesus means having perpetual illumination! You have the Light-Producer Himself living within you!
What area of your life needs light? What situation seems dark and hopeless? What decision has you confused? What future seems unclear? Remember, you don’t just have access to wisdom and understanding – you have the Source of all light dwelling within your spirit! The same life that is the light of men is now your life!
This is why as a child of God you should never live in confusion or darkness about God’s will for your life. This is why we should never be stumbling around in spiritual ignorance. We have Life, and that Life IS light! We carry within us the illuminating power that dispels every form of darkness! Glory to God!
Matthew 5:14 “Ye are the light of the world.” Why can Jesus say this about us? Because we carry The Life that IS Light! We don’t just reflect light – we carry the source of the light of men within us! How incredible is that? When eternal life is in you, you become a light-bearer to a dark world!
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You that in Jesus was life, and that life was and is the light of men. Thank You that I don’t just have access to light and understanding, but I carry the Life that produces light within my spirit. Let this divine light illuminate every area of my life that seems dark or confusing. Help me to walk as a light-bearer in this world, carrying Your illuminating life wherever I go, in Jesus’ name, amen.
Speak The Word
In Jesus was life, and that life is the light of men! I carry this same life within me, which means I carry the light-producing power of God! I do not walk in darkness, confusion, or ignorance because the Life that IS light dwells within my spirit! I am the light of the world because I carry the Source of all light within me! Every dark situation in my life must yield to the illuminating power of the divine life within me!