The Light Inside
By Jim Golden
However, those who walk at night stumble because they have no light in themselves.”
John
11:10 GWT
I have read this chapter of John hundreds of times and never caught the significance of this
verse until I read it in this translation. The part that jumped out to me was "because they
have no light in themselves." How often we have valiantly battled sin and temptation. We
win some of the battles and loose some, but there isn't the kind of consistency we would or
should expect because our focus is on the sin or temptation all too often instead of the light
within ourselves.
Jesus has actually taken up residence within each believer and it is in, that fact or truth that
we need to invest the measure of faith that He has given us. If we invest our faith in Him we
actually stand a chance of living in victory. Victory over sin, over sickness and the onslaught
of distractions designed to divert our attention from the true source of victory and
vindication--Jesus within--the hope of Glory! Unlike the “leaven of the Pharisees, He is the “good yeast” that will change the whole lump of dough into something whole and glorious.
We have a light within us so bright that it can blind all those with sight and give sight to the
sightless. It is a the light that enlightens every one who comes into the world and will lead
us through any and all “darkness” we encounter on our pilgrimage through this world as we
renew our minds on the truth. Our greatest struggle will be to believe that it is really true.
Jesus really lives within us and nothing is more powerful than Him! To me it seems so much
easier to meditate on this truth than all the other truths and promises in our little promise
boxes. There are countless books written about how to get your healing, but wouldn’t you
rather get your healer?
We are a people who are to be marked by the presence of God. It is His presence that is to
set us apart from all the other people on earth, but too often when we think of His presence
we think of it as something outside us affecting us and those around us in the sense realm.
While that is true and exciting it is His presence within us that satisfies our true thirst. It is
His presence within that actually transforms us, heals us, delivers us and causes us to walk in
holiness and victory. It is His presence within us not outside us that changes us into bread
of presence, the Bread of His Presence!