24TH JUNE
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.’”
Never forget the darkness that was in your life without Christ!
Jesus brought light into your life. You started living in a new way. But all around you are people still in the darkness, people Jesus wants to bring into the light…through you.
There is the darkness of our own fallen nature. Without the work of Jesus Christ changing our inner life, we are trapped by our own selfishness—unable to change even the things we hate about ourselves. Even when we see our way of life hurting people we love, we can’t stop it.
Then there is the darkness of the secular world that completely leaves God out of life, glossing over spiritual things by pushing us to focus completely on satisfying the physical desires of our bodies.
And there is the darkness of the forces of evil that are actively working to keep people from understanding the truth of the gospel.
Piercing all this darkness is the beautiful light of the Lord Jesus.
As you interact with the people around you today, rather than trying to argue people into faith or trying to change their minds, focus your conversations on Jesus himself. Talk about the light he has brought into your life. The light of forgiveness, love, grace, friendship, transformation. Help them see him and let the light do its work in their lives.
MAKE IT PERSONAL:
What are 3 ways in which Jesus has pierced the darkness in your life with his light and transformed you? Take some time now to thank him for this and ask him to continue to transform you.