The True Light
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world (John 1:6-9). Today, we see that the Teacher inspired the apostle John to record that the incarnation of The Word was announced by a humble yet confident man named John and that the incarnation of the Son of God was like a great light coming into our dark world. The Spirit reveals the truth here that only the light of God can dispel the darkness that encompasses our world because of sin and God still calls humble and confident believers to impact the world for Christ by sharing the true light. God chose to announce the coming of His Son through a man. The birth of the infant Christ was predicted by a prophet… “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder...