Following the Light - The Way Out

The apostle John seemed to recognize the light and referenced the light as being a person.

See this...In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. He was in the beginning with God. He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make. Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone. The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

God sent John the Baptist to tell everyone about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John himself was not the light; he was only a witness to the light. The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was going to come into the world. John 1:1-9

John is announcing that Jesus is the Light and he was coming into the world. Jesus' teaching through the parables also points us to Light and its power to bring us out of hiddenness (darkness).

Parable of the Lamp

²¹ Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine. ²² For everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light. ²³ Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

²⁴ Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more. ²⁵ To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.”

Parable of the Lost Coin

⁸ “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until she finds it? ⁹ And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.’ ¹⁰In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

In both of these parables, Jesus seems to be bringing a certain signifcance to light. He seems to be saying that light is required for us to find the way out and that He is the light. He also is calling those who He is speaking to; to listen, pay close attention. He is impressing on the ones He is speaking to that this is very important.

He wants us to know Him and that He is the way out of the labrynth. The Light will lead us home. And home is where the freedom is, no more darkness, no need to hide in the labrynth of our minds and hearts.

What is required of us to access the power of the Light, to find the way out of the labrynth? More about that next time... your thoughts?