The light of all men

So, i can't stop thinking about this verse:

"In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God, and the Word (Jesus) was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him ALL things were made; without Him NOTHING was made that has been made. In Him was LIFE, that that life was the LIGHT of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not yet overcome it." John 1:1-5

Now as if that first part isn't overwhelming on it's own (Jesus was with God since the beginning?!?!?) the second part of that verse has really challenged me and it keeps coming up.

Through Him ALL things were made and NOTHING has been made without Him. So i think about this and i can't help but think about people that don't know their creator and Savior Jesus Christ. Accept...they DO. It's all around them, it's who they are, it's where they go, who they interact with and what the see. I mean it's kind of ridiculious when you real ly think about it. How come I never bring this up...i'm always thinking about how they (nonbelievers) have no idea who God is and have no interaction with Him but really they do EVERYDAY, everytime they breathe.

THEY JUST NEED TO BE MADE AWARE. Shown that it's not like they don't know who God is...

Paul does this in Athens (Acts 17:22-28)

"Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as i walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, i even found an alter with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, you are ignorant of THE VERY THING YOU WORSHIP--AND THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO PROCLAIM TO YOU. The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, He himself GIVES EVERYONE LIFE AND BREATH AND EVERYTHING ELSE....GOD DID THIS SO THAT THEY MAY SEEK HIM AND PERHAPS REACH OUT TO HIM AND FIND HIM, THOUGH HE IS NOT FAR FROM ANY ONE OF US. FOR IN HIM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING."

i absolutely love this! i wish i could continually be reminded of this daily. Not only do we live in a world drenched with God and His glory but so does EVERYONE else.

John says about Jesus in verse 4 of Chapter 1 "that life (Jesus) is the light of all people"

I think you can read this in two ways. First, and plainly, that Jesus is the light of all people. We must turn to Him to be our guide to eluding darkness. OR that the light of all people is Jesus. Now that may sound the same to you but think about it as if I were to do something good like give to the poor, is that not the light of Jesus coming from me? if someone who didn't know Christ gave to the poor, is that too not the light of Jesus coming from them? all good is of Him right? all truth, biblical or not, is Him. right? i think so... how profound!!??!!

i was talking with my buddy Gabe, i love you Gabe, about this last night and he was telling me his roommate who doesn't "know" God has been saying and doing some rather "Godly" things. like offering a listening ear to a neighbor who is struggling with a drug problem. Is that not the mercy and compassion of God coming out of his roommate?!? i think so!

May we challenge each other to be reminded of this. if we could wrap our minds around this, if i could, it would change the way i talk to others about Christ and how i show Him to them.

What do YOU think??



oh gracious father, may Christ, WHO DWELLS WITHIN US, continue to come out of us and make us AWARE of all the opportunities to point you out to those who need you! Remind us that you are ALL and IN ALL!! may we seek your face and speak nothing but Jesus! LET IT BE!!