106. Children of Light
John 12:36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.
Jesus is the light that has penetrated the darkness of a dark world of Sin and Evil; Jesus is the light that has pushed away the darkness in our hearts. We who believe in Jesus become children of light. Believers are the “light of the world,” a light that shines forth from our hearts into a world of darkness. As light within, the light of God’s Word shines around inside the darker recesses of our hearts. Our own sins are exposed to our own awareness, and so we repent and believe the Gospel.
We are lights; we have light within; we are children of light. When Jesus entered in when we first believed, and when Jesus enters in every time we hear the Gospel, light shines. We not only know the difference between right and wrong but we are also able to do the right and good thing. The light shines from our eyes, our smiles warm other hearts, and our good deeds make a difference. We do not usually see the light shining or working, but we know it does; for this reason Jesus gives us a promise so that we can believe what we do not see.
Humans actually live in so much darkness that they get comfortable living in it and treat it as normal. But the children of light see life in a different way and, just like light is the opposite of darkness, they do things that look to the dark world like losing: serving, giving, suffering, sacrificing and loving others. The promise of being children of light helps us have to courage to let our light shine.