Unlike the true stars we see, which are far away and therefore dimmer, these planets don’t shine with their own light they are bright only because they reflect the sun. “The LORD will be your everlasting light” (Isaiah 60:20).Ĭonsider the brightest “stars” in the sky-four of which are actually the planets Venus, Jupiter Mars, and Saturn. “Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).
If we’re lights, what’s our power source? “The Lord is my light” (Psalm 27:1).
Yet Jesus also told His followers, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). And Jesus fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy: “The people living in darkness have seen a great light on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned” (Matthew 4:16). John’s Gospel tells us Jesus is the light that “shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). Notice Jesus didn’t say, “I’ll point you to the light” or “I’ll give you the light.” He said, “I am the light.” The only Light. Jesus’ claim to be the light would have been startling, especially since it was one of His “I AM” statements asserting His divinity. They understood what it meant to walk in darkness, desperately needing a light. If they didn’t have a lamp, they groped in darkness, vulnerable to assailants. The people Jesus spoke to lived without streetlights. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
Jesus…said, “I am the light of the world.
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