I See the Light
John 8:12 (NLT)
Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
As a little girl my biggest fear was the dark and being alone. I remember crying to Mom about how the monsters would get me and that she needed to stay.
The dark to me was evil and cruel; the light gave promise that the dark is not scary when you know who or what is there. Waking up in the morning was a relief to me because I knew the sun had risen. I knew it was a new day, and I would not be alone.
The sun gives us many nutrients we need in our bodies. Getting sun every day is just like having the Lord in our life. We shall not fear the dark when we know there will always be light. John 8:12 gives us the promise that if we walk with Jesus, we will always have the light of life.
We shall never be alone in the dark when we have Jesus in our life. In the season of Advent, we see light everywhere in various forms. You may see lights on your Christmas tree, through fireworks, or maybe you see light in a person.
When you see these lights, you feel joy and happiness. You do not fear the dark when we have these lights in our life that bring so much joy. In this season of Advent, I challenge you to build a connection with someone in your community and be the light they may need in their own life.
We often get in cycles where we get used to people, and we do not reach out to people whom we do not talk to every day. Reach out. I wish I knew sooner what it was like to have God all the time and not just when things are bad.
Build connections with people who need the light in their life all the time.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, in this season of Advent I pray we see the lights in our life in new ways. That people who may not know about the light you promise get to learn about your light and they shall never fear the dark. Amen
The dark to me was evil and cruel; the light gave promise that the dark is not scary when you know who or what is there. Waking up in the morning was a relief to me because I knew the sun had risen. I knew it was a new day, and I would not be alone.
The sun gives us many nutrients we need in our bodies. Getting sun every day is just like having the Lord in our life. We shall not fear the dark when we know there will always be light. John 8:12 gives us the promise that if we walk with Jesus, we will always have the light of life.
We shall never be alone in the dark when we have Jesus in our life. In the season of Advent, we see light everywhere in various forms. You may see lights on your Christmas tree, through fireworks, or maybe you see light in a person.
When you see these lights, you feel joy and happiness. You do not fear the dark when we have these lights in our life that bring so much joy. In this season of Advent, I challenge you to build a connection with someone in your community and be the light they may need in their own life.
We often get in cycles where we get used to people, and we do not reach out to people whom we do not talk to every day. Reach out. I wish I knew sooner what it was like to have God all the time and not just when things are bad.
Build connections with people who need the light in their life all the time.
Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, in this season of Advent I pray we see the lights in our life in new ways. That people who may not know about the light you promise get to learn about your light and they shall never fear the dark. Amen
Katie Howard, Madison United Methodist Church Madison, WV katiehoward142@yahoo.com, Co-Chair: Conference Council on Youth Ministries
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