Jesus as Light

Jesus as Light

“John was a lamp alight and shining and for a time you were content to enjoy the light that he gave.”  (John 5: 35)

Jesus Christ is the perpetual light of the world.  Jesus is the “light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”  (John 1: 4 – 5).  We find this light shining in the pages of the Gospel, in every word that Jesus has spoken.  We find in Christ, light to guide us in every situation.  And his guidance is unerring.

God as light is a dominant theme of Sacred Scripture.  First, we see that light is pleasant (Ecclesiastes 11:7).  Scripture then tells us that God himself is light (1 John 1:5).  The Lord is my light, my everlasting light (Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 60 19 20; Micah 7:8).  This light is Jesus Christ, the light of the world.