Advent Alphabet - "L" - "Light"

“In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men” (John 1:4-5). Many years ago in 1880, Helen Keller was born, blind, deaf, and a mute. She never saw the light of day, but when just a young girl Anne Sullivan became not only her teacher and friend, but she became her “light.” By teaching Helen how to touch/read lips, and to read Braille, opened up a whole new world to Helen which she had never seen nor heard, but which brought light and knowledge to her mind. Helen became an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf/blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. How thankful and grateful she was to Anne Sullivan for shining this light into her life. One of her quotes says, “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” This is what Jesus did to this dark world – He brought glorious light into this world, to us who were in the darkness and blinded in our sins. God brought light into the world from the beginning when He created the heavens and the earth and all that are in them. God is Light. Jesus came as “Light of the world.” In Him is no darkness at all. Even at His birth there appeared to the shepherds, first one angel, then an army of angels appeared in a great light that flashed and shone all about them announcing the birth of the Savior and praising God (Luke 2:9-14). Wherever Jesus was, there was light, either physical or spiritual or both. Matthew 4:16 says it well, “The people who dwelt enveloped in spiritual darkness have seen a great Light (illumination of mind and heart), and for those who sat in the land and shadow of spiritual death, Light (Truth of His good news) has dawned.” The next lighting was told about in Matthew 2:1-12, where the wise men (astrologers) from the east came in search of the “King of the Jews” to worship Him. They had seen His star in the east and followed its light to where it stood over the place where the Christ Child was and fell down and worshiped Him. David proclaimed in Psalm 27:1, that “The Lord is my light (luminary – bright & clear) and my salvation.” >“God’s Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” (Ps.119:105). Daniel 2:22 says that, “He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him!” He is the eternal Light! Even in heaven Jesus is the Light, “And there shall be no more night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will illuminate them and be their light. (Rev.22:5) He is still the LIGHT of this world! Is He your Light? The Light of the World Is Jesus Philip P. Bliss The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin – The Light of the world is Jesus. Like sunshine at noonday His glory shone in – The Light of the world is Jesus. No darkness have we who in Jesus abide – The Light of the world is Jesus. We walk in the Light when we follow our Guide – The Light of the world is Jesus. No need of the sunlight in heaven, we’re told – The Light of the world is Jesus. The Lamb is the Light in the City of Gold – The Light of the world is Jesus. Come to the Light, ‘tis shining for thee! Sweetly the Light has dawned upon me. Once I was blind, but now I can see – The Light of the world is Jesus.