Monday, May 3, 2021

 Take Ten with John - Day 22!

Today we are on the second of the I Am statements of Jesus - I am the light of the world - from John 8:12.  What's fascinating is the context of this verse, when Jesus was in Jerusalem around the Temple during the Feast of the Tabernacles.  This was an important festival that reminded the Jews of the pillar of fire that guided their ancestors during their wilderness journey.  And in that context, Jesus shows how he shaped his sayings around external circumstances to reinterpret their experience!  Jesus was a master of that, especially in the Gospel of John!


So listen in to Jesus - the light of the world!



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