In John 8 & 9 Jesus says that he is the light of the world. Light plays a theme throughout John's gospel, but what specifically do we learn about Jesus by this statement? What does it mean that Jesus is the light of the world? Jesus shines amidst the darkness that surrounds, reveals beliefs and gives life to those who follow him as the light of life.
In statements that are extremely clear yet with meanings unfathomably deep, Jesus proclaims that he alone is the Bread that will give life to hungry people.
John’s Gospel comes as a warm invitation to find our rest in Jesus of Nazareth who is the divine Son of God come to rescue a people in accordance with OT promises.
Have you ever wondered how the incarnation, the birth of Jesus who became our King impacts your daily life? An event that happened so long ago reverberates into the fabric of how we live at home, work and how we go into the world. Through Luke 2:10 we learn how the arrival of Jesus changes the narrative for our lives and for the life of the world.
The most important thing for followers of Jesus is to truly "Behold our God”. When we truly behold him we see a tough and tender Savior who is delighted with his people and we will be compelled to become heralds of the Gospel story.
Isaiah is calling for Israel to return to what is solid, what is foundational to their lives. Namely, the word of the Lord. This word is eternal, unchanging, will last beyond Israel's kings and kingdom, and points to the coming Messiah. What Isaiah couldn't have known, we do today. That Jesus is that coming Messiah.
Isaiah 40 is chapter portraying the tender heart of God toward a rebellious people whose world has been shattered as a result of their rebellion. But God literally moves heaven and earth to create a highway between himself and his people, and what his people could never even imagine on their own God accomplishes through the Lord Jesus.
