We’ve all heard it said that Jesus is the Light of the world. What does this mean? When Jesus was walking on the road to Emmaus with the two disciples He is said to have opened their eyes; He opened their understanding; His words burned in their hearts. Jesus brought understanding, or light, to the words of Moses and the Prophets. John declares: “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” The very life force of Jesus is light. Light shines in darkness and points the way, reveals the way, to those on the path. Jesus came to reveal God and to enlighten men regarding God’s real nature. Jesus has declared the Father. How? Jesus is the exact representation of the Father and the express image of His person. When we see Jesus, we see the Father. We are no longer in the darkness regarding God’s person. Those that reject Jesus are said to love the darkness; light had shone in on them and they preferred darkness. Paul states that those without the knowledge of Christ are darkened in their understanding; and thus, alienated from the life of God. The god of this world has blinded them. Regarding his own people, the Jews, Paul declared: “Let their eyes be darkened.” That means, when they reject their Messiah, their eyes will be darkened. Those that see the face of God in Christ have been enlightened and our spirits have been given light (Prov 20:27). The Christian has been translated out of the kingdom of darkness and into the kingdom of God’s Son. We are now sons of Light. This is why it is so important to walk by faith and allow the Spirit to continually open the eyes of our heart and the eyes of our understanding (Eph 1:17). As we walk in the spirit and dwell in the word, we will go from faith to faith, glory to glory. There is so much more I could say on this subject; but I’ll stop for now. Lord open our eyes to see!