Turn on the Lights

eDevotion

Encouragement for your daily walk with God

During the Feast of Tabernacles, the temple priests would set up four great lampstands in the Temple courtyard. It was quite the project requiring the use of tall ladders. The lighting of the candelabra began the celebration of the "Great Hosannah." The celebration went on all evening, lasting into the morning hours. It was a time of great rejoicing with music and dancing, while the Temple shown in brilliant light. Jerusalem was a breathtaking, illuminated city on a hill. One historian said that the Temple was gloriously visible as far away as Bethlehem — about 6 miles to the south.

As the week progressed, the people began rehearsing the prayer that they would recite on the last day of the Feast. It went something like this: "Be praised, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who makes light and causes darkness, who makes peace and creates all: the light of the world as the treasure of life…"

It so happens that Jesus attended a Feast of Tabernacles. And it was in that context  that Jesus announced, "I am the Light of the world!"

What a wonderful thought; our Jesus, the Redeemer, is the light of the world! It follows that we need not walk in darkness because we have the light of life [John 1:4]. Perhaps some of you have been walking in darkness — maybe for a while now. Today is the day to turn the light on. Or maybe I should say it this way: give your life to the Lord again and let His light shine in you. 

Just like the Temple Mount in the heart of Jerusalem, your life can once again shine like a city that is beautifully illuminated for the world to see. 

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life." John 8:12