AUG. 23, 2013
The
Gift Of Light
Read: John
8:12-20
I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but
have the light of life. —John
8:12
Sir
Christopher Wren designed and built more than 50 church buildings in London
during the late 1600s. His design style had two prominent features—the first of
which
was sturdy, tall steeples. The second, however, was more profound. Wren
was
convinced that all of the windows in his churches must use clear glass as
opposed
to the stained glass so popular in churches of that era. In part, his reason
for the
clear glass is found in words attributed to him: “God’s greatest gift
to man is light.”
Allowing light to bathe people as they worshiped was, to
Wren, a celebration of that
gift.
In
the Genesis account, on the first day of creation God made light (1:3). The
light
God created is even more than just a means by which to see. It’s a
picture of what
Christ brought when He entered this darkened world. In John
8:12, our Lord said, “I
am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not
walk in darkness, but have the
light of life.” To the follower of Christ, light
is one of the great reminders of the
character of our Savior and the quality of
the life He has given us through His sacrifice
on the cross.
Wren
was right. God’s greatest gift to man is light—Jesus Christ, the Light of the
world!
Creator God, I thank You that You spoke light
into the darkness of the universe, and I thank
You that You brought light into the darkness
of my heart through Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Jesus came to give light to a dark world.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
