Monday, March 25, 2019

TIM GOOD MORNING, I’M TIM WISE, SENIOR ADULT MINISTER AND SANCTUARY CHOIR DIRECTOR AT CENTRAL. When we look at the Gospel of John, the terms light and life permeate the prologue to this Gospel. John 1:3-5 says: “What came into being through the Word was life, and the life was the light for all people. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light.” Jesus came to dispel the darkness. The Word spoken of in this passage is Jesus, the Word made flesh who came to dwell among us. And we cannot appreciate the light until we recognize the darkness in our lives. Those who walk in darkness are lost and blinded by sin, but Jesus is the light that can guide us. Although we humans sometimes love the darkness more than the light, we are reminded that the darkness cannot overcome the light of Christ. Jesus came to be the light for us so that we might be a bearer of the light for others. This light that Jesus shines offers us life – eternal life – life in which we need not fear death. We are awakened from spiritual darkness when we trust in Jesus. And this eternal life doesn’t just happen after we die. It begins now in this life. In Jesus, we find life, and the life is the light for all people.