February 10
JOHN 8
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 13 So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.” 14 Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. 16 Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. 17 In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. 18 I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” 19 They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” 20 These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
– John 8:12-20
JOHN 8 THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
If you are confused and living in the dark
There is a way for you to walk in the right path
Jesus is the light of the world, come to him
He will free you by exposing all kinds of sin.
In this account, the Pharisees continue to find fault and press charges on Jesus. Each truth that Jesus declares, they get obsessed with grilling him. When Jesus declares that he is the light of the world and that whoever follows him will no longer walk in darkness, you already know how the Pharisees were going to take this. Of course, they rejected it and further nailed Jesus’ identity by asking “Where is your Father?” They wanted to arrest him, but they had no idea that it wasn’t Jesus’ hour yet. They thought they could control all these things and plot against Jesus at the exact time they wanted to, but they were so wrong. So many people may claim that they are believers but they live in darkness and confusion. How can they not have the light of the world if they truly believe in Christ?
REFLECTION
• How can you see if a believer has the light of life that comes from Jesus alone?
