• John 1:9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
• John 3:19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
• John 3:20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
• John 3:21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
• 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.”

These are just some of the words about the light. Trying to explain what this light is will be difficult to a lost generation that lives in darkness and are afraid of the light. For them it has to be something tangible, something they can experience. Once we have earned their trust they will be able to open up about the things they have done and how they feel about themselves.

Verse 3:19 implies that they loved the darkness but if that is all they have ever known then their concept for the meaning of love is skewed. They know in their hearts they have done wrong and do not want to suffer judgment. As we mentioned before, we were like them and now our life is different because we have Jesus who is the light of life.

There was a soap opera titled “The Guiding Light”. This is the purpose of the true light, to guide everyone on the path set before us by the will of the Father. They will have to believe in that light in order to come out of the darkness and we are there to show them that it is possible.

Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

In Jesus’ sermon on the mount He declared to His followers that they would be a shining example to look up to, like a city on a hill. The opening scene of “The Guiding Light” was a lighthouse that rotated, shining its light everywhere. Lighthouses shine light on the ships at sea and then light the safe harbor and the rocks that the ships needed to avoid.

That is a fair example of what the light of life accomplishes, helping us to avoid destruction.

My life was a wreck. I needed to set a new course. That is something many will relate to from their own lives. Tell them how to get the light for themselves.