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Imagine entering a dark room and turning on a light; suddenly, the darkness is forced aside, allowing you to see and comprehend your surroundings. The Light would illuminate what was previously obscured by the shadows, be it obstructions or the actual nature of a circumstance.

1. Light is a powerful symbol that is used to represent truth, righteousness, guidance, and salvation.

• John 8:12 says, Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

• If you’re a believer, you are children of the light because you walk with Jesus, the light of the world. 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8 says, ⁸ You are all the sons of light and the sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. ⁶ Therefore let us not sleep as others do. But let us be alert and sober. ⁷ For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. ⁸ But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

1. Children of the light are sober, alert, and the wear the armor of God.

• Those that are sober think clearly, versus those who lack the clear judgment to make good decisions.

• Those that are alert could see the enemy before he attacks.

• Those that wear the armor of LIGHT will deflect the enemies attacks with the strength that only God gives.

What are the attributes of light?

A .“Light shines in darkness”.

B. Light is not overcome by darkness.

Why is that significant to know for believers?

1. It gives us a clear understanding of 1 John 1:4 that says: ⁴ *In Him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. ⁵ The light shines in darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.

1. The life of Jesus was the light of men.

• After Jesus was sentenced to death, died, and was raised from the dead, he gave to his disciple’s specific instructions that we call the Great Commission. Matthew 28:20 says: ¹⁸ *Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ *Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ *teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

• In Genesis 1:3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. Spiritually speaking it’s very much like Genesis Chapter 1 because light and darkness cannot co-exist, he left us with instructions to pull people from the darkness of this world with His life as the ultimate example of all things holy.

• Jesus came so that we would not abide in darkness. We don’t have to dwell in darkness. We don’t have to spend our entire lives in darkness. We have hope and a light in Jesus.

• John 12:46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not remain in darkness.

• John 1:6-8 there was a man sent from God whose name was John. ⁷ This man came as a witness in order to testify concerning the Light, that all men through Him might believe. ⁸ He was not this Light, but was sent in order to testify concerning the Light.

In simple language, John the Baptist was a Prophet, someone who says the right thing at the right time under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

1. John was like the prophetic bridge between to Old and New Testament.

• John proclaimed that the coming messiah prophesied about in the Old Testament, had finally arrived.

• ²³ *John said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.

• Even John was prophesied about, concerning the work he would do for the Lord by announcing that the light of the world had come.

• I John Chapter 3:30 John the Baptist talked about how His ministry must now decrease and the ministry of Jesus must increase because the time had come for Jesus to begin revealing Himself to Isreal through special miracles so that they may see the light that John testified about.

The Armor of God:

• Ephesians 6:13-17 ¹³ *Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ¹⁴ *Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ *having your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace, ¹⁶ and above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ *Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  
  Children of the light are sober, alert, and the wear the armor of God.
   
  Those that are sober think clearly, versus those who lack the clear judgment to make good decisions because they have become drunk.
   
  Those that are alert could see the enemy before he attacks.
   
  Those that wear the armor of LIGHT will deflect the attacks of the enemy with the strength that only God gives.

• What are the attributes of light?
• A .“Light shines in darkness”.
• B. “Darkness has not overcome it.”
• First John 1:4 that says: ⁴ *In Him was life, and the life was the light of mankind. ⁵ The light shines in darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.
• The life of Jesus is the light of men.
• Jesus gave to His disciple’s specific instructions that we call, the Great Commission. The commission to tell people about Jesus, because He is the light of the world. Matthew 28:20 says: ¹⁸ *Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ *Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ *teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.