Main Thought
Our world can be a dark place for so many different reasons. Jesus Christ was born into the darkness in order to reveal God’s light. He revealed God’s character, care, and compassion for humanity - revelations that culminated when Jesus went to the Cross. Yet many people rejected Jesus. He wasn’t the kind of Savior that a lot of people wanted. Others might have wanted to follow God on their own terms. Many simply dismissed Jesus or denied Him. But light in a dark place cannot be denied forever. It shines anyway, and it guides those who choose to follow it. If we choose to receive Jesus, then we become a part of God’s family. He can guide us through this life into an eternity with Him.
Main Passages
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
- John 1:9-13
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
- Isaiah 53:6
He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
- John 1:11-13
Discussion Questions
What stands out to you in the Main Thought and Passages above?
Have you ever felt like God guided you out of darkness in your life?
Is anything keeping you from allowing Jesus, the Light of the World, to guide your life?