Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (Jn 8:12) This is one of the seven "I am" statements made by Jesus in the Gospel of John.
Jesus' light shone into the darkness of the hearts of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law when He challenged them to hurl the first stone at the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:7). As He spoke, Jesus testified of His Father but the religious leaders couldn't understand because their minds have been blinded (2 Cor 4:4). They couldn't see the light of glory shining through Him.
The healing of the man born blind is a manifestation of Jesus' power over human defects and deficiencies (Jn 9:1-12). More importantly, it serves to illustrate the fact that through the physical sign of opening blind eyes, Jesus is able to open the spiritual eyes of those who can't see Him as the Son of God. The spiritual healing of the soul is more important than the physical healing of the body. All physical healings that God does should point us to the deep spiritual work He desires to do within our spirit man.
Jesus said that it is not the healthy who requires a physician but the sick. And He has come to call the sinners and not the righteous to repentance (Mt 9:12-13). So the first step in recognising our need of a Savior is to acknowledge that we are sinners. Similarly, unless we recognise that we're blind to our ways, we would not need the Light of the World to show us the way.
"Lord, You're the light of the world
And we desire to follow Your leading
Your word is a lamp to our feet
And a light for our sojourning
Give us daily guidance
In all our decision making
To You all the glory shall redound
As we abound in praise & rejoicing"
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