Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “ I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
JOHN 8:12 AMP
A man with a message will always command an audience. When a man is backed up by God, there will always be men to listen to what God has got to say. However, a note of caution to be sounded here: the fact that you are sure of your commission and message does not mean that man will accept you or your message. All through the ages, man has always shown himself to be human: clueless atimes, and connected too sometimes. God is the only one who is consistent, and whose words can be trusted.
As usual, a crowd is here. Jesus takes the opportunity to remind the crowd of his mission and to invite the crowd to join him at work. Just as he extended the same invitation then, he is still inviting us today. He is Light, in him is light, his light is life, all who come to him walk in light and no darkness can exist in and around him. You can choose to follow the crowd and get lost in it, without direction, without guidance and without hope. Or you can get out of the crowd, heed the call of Jesus and come to him for light and life. There is a great danger in following popular opinion; the crowd is never right. It is the path less popular, but certainly backed up by God, that will guarantee a good end.
Check your path today; are you following Christ or still seeking out your own devices? Are you groping for direction, or have you found the guide, the compass, the way approved by God? Remember, eternity is too long a time not to be sure about where you will spend it. His time of favour is here.
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