**A young boy of about nine went with his parents to Europe
one summer. Part of their tour included visits to the great old cathedrals of
the past. As he visited cathedral after cathedral he saw the massive stained
glass portraits of the disciples and of other saints. He was very impressed as
he stood in these great empty halls looking through the beautiful stained glass
windows. Upon returning to his church, he was asked by his Sunday school
teacher about the great churches of Europe, and what he liked the most.
He thought for a moment and he said, “I loved the sense of
awesomeness and the hugeness of who God must be.”
“And what is a saint?” his teacher asked next.
His mind went back to those massive beautiful stained glass
windows and he said, “A saint is a person the light shines through.”
That is a good definition of what a saint of God is supposed
to be. We have no light of our own, but like the moon, we are to reflect the
light of Jesus to a lost and dying world. In our text today, the Lord gives us
some insight into light and the place it is to occupy in spiritual matters. I
want to show you from these verses the truth that “You can’t Hide From the Light”.--Pastor Rolando Ramos
*Jesus is the light
of the world
John 8:12
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of
the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life.”
*His light penetrates even through the darkest places and
the blackest of hearts. He gives us some insight into His light. Allow me to
share a few of the facts of light with you as I preach on the subject: You Can’t Hide from the Light! * —Pastor Rolando Ramos
Light Has Its
Purpose
*This parable is designed to illustrate the purpose of
spiritual light. When Jesus shared the Word of God, He was giving light to the
world. His light was given to speak to people trapped in spiritual darkness; to
show them that there was a way for them to be saved. *---Pastor Rolando Ramos
Jesus heals a man
born blind!
John 9:1-12
“1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from
his birth. 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man,
or his parents, that he was born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man
sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in
him. 4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night
cometh, when no man can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of
the world. 6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of
the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7And said
unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.)
He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8The neighbours
therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not
this he that sat and begged? 9Some said, This is he: others said, He is like
him: but he said, I am he. 10Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes
opened? 11He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and
anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I
went and washed, and I received sight. 12Then said they unto him, Where is he?
He said, I know not.”
*Our Lord’s light burned brightly teaching men about the
love of God*
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.”
Light has its
powers
*The Lord reminds us that light holds the power to make
hidden things plain. The light that Jesus came into this world to display not
only reveals the hidden things of God to man; it also reveals the hidden things
within man! That is why so many people who have heard the Gospel message have rejected
it.
The Gospel is a message of salvation, but it is also a
message of confrontation. It is a message that reveals the darkness of the
human heart. People are like insects and other creatures of the night, they
flee light when it shines upon them. Why? Jesus said it was because “Their
deeds are evil” *---Pastor
Rolando Ramos
John 3:16-21
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that
the world through him might be saved. 18He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not
believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19And this is the condemnation,
that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil. 20For every one that doeth evil hateth the
light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21But he
that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that
they are wrought in God.”
*When the light of the Gospel shines into a person’s heart,
it reveals all the darkness contained in that heart. That is a painful
experience for the lost sinner. Yet, when the darkness is exposed to the light,
the darkness will have to flee and salvation will be the result. The first step
in coming to Jesus to be saved is having your sins exposed to the light. *---Pastor Rolando Ramos
Light Has its
Promises
*The person who hears the truth and passes it on will see
his ability to receive truth expanded. As this kind of person hears the truth
and gives it away, the Lord continually reveals more truth to him. He grows in
the things of God in ways he could never have imagined. That is the promise to
the person who gives away the light!
The person who rejects truth will see his ability to
recognize truth diminished. Not only will this kind of individual receive less
truth, they will eventually lose their grasp of the truth they once had.
How many
here learned to play an instrument or learn a foreign language in High School?
If you haven’t practiced those things since, you have probably lost your
ability to do them. For instance, I have taken algebra; advanced algebra;
trigonometry; and calculus. I passed the tests and completed the courses, but
that was then. I haven’t used that information in years. If I were to set down
today to take an algebra exam, I would flunk it for sure!
Rejecting
God’s truth is far more serious than failing to stay brushed up on your
mathematics. Rejecting spiritual truth will develop into a tragedy in the life
of every person who rejects the light! Their rejection of the truth will
condemn them to Hell. *---Pastor Rolando
Ramos
John 5:24-30
24“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come
into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.25Verily, verily, I say
unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of
the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26For as the Father hath life in
himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27And hath given
him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28Marvel
not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves
shall hear his voice, 29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto
the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection
of damnation.
30I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and
my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the
Father which hath sent me.”
*The truth is, He loves you. He died for you. And, He will
save you if you will come to Him. You can’t hide from the light! If you reject
Him as savior in this life, you will face Him as judge in eternity! Don’t let
that happen! Embrace the truth and be saved today. Child of God, has the Lord
spoken truth to your heart today? Is He calling you to share the Light with a
lost world? Today would be a good day, just come before Jesus and renew your
commitment to Him to obey Him in sharing the Gospel with a lost world. *---Pastor Rolando Ramos
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