John 8:12
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
The Greek word for light here is PHAO: to shine or make manifest, especially by rays.
This is a declarative statement from Christ, saying what? He is the ONLY source of light.
There are two lights that one could think of: physical and spiritual.
Physical light is obviously good, and God created it; it is needed for life on Earth.
But there is a spiritual light, Christ, illuminating in the darkness caused by sin.
The only light that can dispel spiritual darkness with just a small ray of light.
Like a ray of sunshine that peaks through a curtain in a dark room, that little ray dispels the darkness immediately.
I’m sure most have, but have you ever put much thought into how the moon works?
See, the moon has no light on its own. The light it has comes from another source, the sun.
The sun is the source of light, and the moon simply reflects that light that we see at night.
The same is to be said for spiritual light; Jesus is the source of light, and as His children, we have no light source of our own. We, as the moon, reflect the light of Christ in our lives.
And just as that small ray of sunlight in a dark room can dispel physical darkness, when we allow the light of Christ to “reflect” through us, those rays of Son light can dispel spiritual darkness in our lives and the lives of others as well!