Perfect Light

Several years ago on a trip to Mexico, Mr. Bill and I went tubing on a lazy river which emptied into a beautiful lagoon.  I was much less-than-graceful getting onto the tube, consequently losing my prescription sunglasses into the cold fifteen foot waters.  As usual, Mr. Bill was the moment’s hero – diving to retrieve my glasses.  That lazy river trip proved to be much less-than-lazy!

What are you holding on to?  In John 11:7, Jesus set His face toward Judea where the people had threatened to stone Him, and His disciples were quite confused why He planned a return trip!  Jesus' response is profound: "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.  But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is not light in him." (v.9-10)  How many times do we stumble, trip, falter, even crash because we walk in and by the world's light?  To rely on such faulty lighting is just … well, dumb!  The true Light of Christ casts no shadows and hosts no darkness.  Rather, Christ gives Perfect Light to His Way that leads to Life Abundant.  I’ve heard it said, "If we choose to hold on to what the world has to offer, we will be run ragged." There is no glory in run-ragged or stumbling Believers!  I didn’t expect to flip backwards from that tube or else I would have been tightly holding my glasses.  Let us lean not on our own wisdom to see our way clearly in this life but rather hold securely to God’s Truth for Perfect Light!