The pew for the past few weeks has been focusing on finding the good way and it has been there before us for over 2000 years. There is a phrase that I know all Christians are familiar with… “And the light was among us”. As a biblical phrase and turning  to the gospel of John, who was writing simply that Jesus Christ’s arrival among us was the divine life giving light of the world. Christ was made human dwelling among his people offering truth, grace, and salvation against spiritual darkness, there is something that many of us don’t really think about, but Jesus reinforced that very thought by calling his followers, the “light of the world”. First, let’s take a moment to look at it from the biblical context. It’s time now for us here in the Pew to take a few moments and go to scripture. The following scriptures are all from the NIV edition.

John 1:14 “the word became flesh, and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only son who came from the father, full of grace and truth”.

John 1:4 “in him was life, and that life was a light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it”.

John 3:19 “this is the verdict: light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.”.

Now we will turn to Matthew 5:14… “Jesus tells his followers “You are the light of the world”, urging them to let their light shine.

Now let’s take a moment for a little bit deeper understanding of the meaning…when we speak of incarnation, the phrase points to the Jesus of divine “word” and as usual, the truth passes all human understanding. Jesus became a physical person, truly present and accessible, the scripture says he dwelt among us. There is also the case of Revelation, Jesus brings divine truth and moral purity into a world that is shadowed by sin, revealing the way to God through God’s unfailing love and faithfulness. It is simply put, hope and salvation, this light offers life, hope, and the power to overcome darkness, providing a path to become the children of God which is what we are seeking, what we have been looking for… The Good Way.

 Having made such a bold statement, how is it that we prepare to continue our good journey now that we found the way? What do we need to take with us on this journey? I will challenge you to spend this next week, praying and seeking divine guidance as we discover the tools that our  faith makes available for us. God Bless.

Life Is Good

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