“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’” (John 8:12).
Consider the context of John 8:12.
As the Kingdom of God is defined by light, the kingdom of Satan is dominated by darkness. The previous verses (v.1-11) tell the story of a woman caught in the act of adultery, but the light of Christ shone upon her and changed her life forever. The dominion of sin was overthrown. Jesus also exposed the self-righteous in His light, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” (v.7). They all had to drop their rocks. The only One sinless who could have condemned her, chose to forgive her (v.11) and called her to a life of walking in the light.
In the next chapter, we read of a man blind from birth (9:1ff). The Kingdom of God is defined by life, while the kingdom of Satan is dominated by death. That is the spiritual condition of all in this world by virtue of their physical birth who need a spiritual birth to open their eyes to the light of truth and life (see John 1:4-13). We dwell in a shadowland of sin, spiritually dead in trespasses and sins. When the blind man received Christ, he became a new person. Christ can break the bondage of darkness in your life and bring you into new life in Him! It is the dawn of a new day.
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Eph.5:8).
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