True Light

"In him was light and that light was the light of men. 

The light shines in the darkness, 

but the darkness has not understood it." 

(John 1:4-5)

Isn't it frustrating when the light goes out.

When that happens we try to repair what has broken. 

When we don't succeed we search 

for the right battery,charger, 

or some other source of power. 

Often we fail to find it.

We try to sort things out ourselves, 

and, frequently, that just creates more problems. 

Jesus, is our light.

He is the one light that outshines all the worldly ones.

Those dim and flickering lights of  worldly wisdom,
and the senseless struggle for  perfection and satisfaction.

Indeed, these are poor replacements 

for the true light. Our saviour;

the light or men. 

For without his light we are blind,

fumbling round in the dark. 

The good news is that the devil 

will never be able to understand it.

Never be able to overcome it.

Never be able to extinguish it.

The choice we face with is this; 

Will we commit to letting the true light of men 

permeate into every part of our lives?

For if we do, we will have a joy 

that cannot be shaken. 

It will be as C.S Lewis once said;

"Here is joy that cannot be shaken.

Our light can swallow up your darkness:

but your darkness cannot now infect our light."

(The Great Divorce).