John 8: 12
Again therefore Jesus spoke to them saying, "I am the Light of the World; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the Light of life."
Light is understanding; darkness would be misunderstanding or deception. Since our own hearts deceive us, as well as the World, and especially our enemy the devil, we need His light to understand the Truth of everything we see, hear and experience.
Followng Him is conforming our lives to His transforming ways through His Holy Spirit. God sends us His Spirit to teach us His ways, which are not our ways. That's why we need to turn around (repent) away from the World's ways toward God's ways.
O my Father, please help me learn Your ways. Teach me how to think Your thoughts instead of mine; teach me to have Your attitudes toward the happenings in my world; strengthen me to do whatever You have planned for me to do.
Teach me how to love others with Your lovingkindness, and to monitor my tone of voice to be gentle and accepting. Keep me from mocking and foolish jesting. Help me to be a good example of Your ways to others in my life and world, and to always be encouraging.
Use me, Father, to draw others to Yourself, displaying Your love and wisdom and winsomness. My Lord Jesus drew the crowds to Himself with His warm acceptance; help me to be more like Him. Continue to mold me and shape me into His image, and shine Your Light through me into the darkness of others whose paths cross mine.
Keep me always aware of Your own presence with me each day, and to walk every step of my life in the center of the path You have placed my feet on.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
