When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
John 8:12 NIV
Jesus said "I am..." a few times...light...light that expunges the dark...the light of life!
Words that bring hope and speak life.
But the word I love most here is "whoever"
Whoever chooses to follow Jesus...he is all inclusive, no matter who you are, where you come from, what you look like...no matter what you've done, been through...the light that comes from following Jesus is freely available to everyone...love that :)
#whoever
#wordsofJesus
#speaklife
#lightoftheworld
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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