John
1:1-9
In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He
was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him
nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the
light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has
not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as
a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through Him all might
believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.
In
John 8:12 Jesus says that He is the light of the world and that whoever follows
Him will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
What
are these passages telling us about Jesus?
They
are telling us that Jesus is the light of the world.
1
John 1:5-7
This
is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in him
there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet
walk in darkness, we lie and do not have the truth. But if we walk in the
light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
Jesus
being the light means He illuminates truth.
The
truth of our sin.
The
truth of who Jesus is.
The
truth of God’s provision.
The
truth of God’s grace.
The
truth of who we are in Jesus.
Raise the Roof and
Remove the Walls
is acknowledging Jesus as the light and letting Him guide our daily walk.
Jesus
being the light means He creates.
Nothing
that exists was made outside of the knowledge and will of Jesus. You and I exist
because He wants us to exist.
Raise the Roof and
Remove the Walls
is acknowledging Jesus as the Creator and living under His authority.
Jesus
being the light means that we have many, many brothers and sisters.
We
not only have God as our Father, we have God’s people as our brothers and
sisters. We are part of a huge community of like-minded people called the
church.
Raise the Roof and
Remove the Walls
is entering into and enjoying the fellowship of our brothers and sisters in
Christ.
Jesus
being the light means that He saves us from our sin and also purifies us from
the stain of our sins.
Verse
7 talks about the blood of Jesus purifying us from all our sin. 1 John 1:9 says
that if we confess our sins God will forgive us and purify us from all
unrighteousness.
Jesus
as our Savior not only forgives us from the penalty of our sin, but He also
removes from us the power of sin over our daily lives.
Raise the Roof and
Remove the Walls
is experiencing the forgiveness and cleansing of our sin.
In
Luke 2, when the angel appeared to the shepherds, it says that the glory of the
Lord shone around them. When Jesus’ birth was announced, it was with a bright
light shining on the shepherds.
In
Matthew 2 the Magi came to seek Jesus through the guidance of a star and its
light showed them the way.
I
pray that you will have a very Merry Christmas. But even more I pray you will
experience the truth of the light of the gospel of Jesus.
Celebrating
Jesus as the Light, Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls,
Joe
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