I am a Jesus pusher!!! Matthew is very clear; Jesus is the light. Jesus departed to Galilee (Matthew 4:12). He is the fulfillment of the prophecy quoted from Isaiah, “The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,” (Matthew 4:16). They saw Jesus! There is such an abundance of Scripture testifying to this truth. In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (John 1:4-5). That was the true Light, which gives light to every man coming into the world (John 1:9). Jesus proclaimed Himself to be this Light. Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12).
The light for every crisis is Jesus. When Jesus referred to Himself as the light of the world (John 8:12), He was in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; (John 8:20). The temple treasury was the outer court, the court of the women. It was the conclusion of the feast of Tabernacles. At that feast the Jews celebrated the illumination of the Temple. A massive series of candelabras were placed in the middle of this court. For one week a great stream of light would shine out continuously. This commemorated the pillar of fire that led Israel during the wilderness wanderings under Moses. As Jesus entered the court of the women, the light had just been extinguished. The candelabra were still in place, but they gave no light. Jesus declares that He Himself is the light of the world that will never go out. He is your light! I am a Jesus pusher!!!