Believe, and Receive the Light of Jesus
by Momong
April 16th, 2008 [Wednesday]
John 12: 44-50
Acts 12: 24 — 13: 5 / Ps 67: 2-3, 5, 6 and 8
I came into this world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
(John 12:46)
The Light of Truth is God’s gift to man,
The Word made flesh, His beloved Son;
Believe His words are the Father’s plan,
As the Father and Jesus are One.
Then Jesus cried out, “When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.” (John 12: 44-50)
Some of the religious leaders of the Jews believed in the words of Jesus because of His miraculous works, but they chose not to acknowledge Him openly for fear of being expelled from the synagogue. To them Jesus could only say, “There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it..” (Jn.12:48-49)
Jesus’ words in John 12:46 resonates today with the same urgency as when He had urged His listeners then just a few days before His light would be snuffed out on the hill of Calvary. The Jews had only a little amount of time left to believe in the Light of salvation, to become children of the Light. And yet most of them chose not to listen. Many people are in the same situation today. If you have not yet decided to make Jesus Christ the center of your life, you may only have a little time left before your life is totally plunged into darkness. You may think you’re still young and healthy, but Proverbs 27:1 says, “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what tomorrow may bring.” Thousands of souls in New York city never had an inkling on that fateful morning in September 11, 2001 that it would be the last day that they would see the light. The epistle of James (4:14) says: “You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are like a vapor that appears for a little while and then disappears.” Believe in Jesus, for you may only have a little time left to decide.
The words of our Lord are very clear, that if we reject Him, it is the Word of God that will be our judge. When we leave this life and stand before God, we can no longer justify our previous life, our attitudes, our words and our actions. There will be no excuse for rejecting Jesus Christ and His Word. And only those who believe in the Lord Jesus will live be saved… (Acts 16:31)
O Holy Spirit, we pray: let Your light shine upon us to dispel the darkness of doubts and despair. Lead us from pride and disobedience, into submission to the Father’s will. Amen.
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