35 Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not know where he is going. 36 Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light." When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them. 

The people who were searchers were getting their questions answered and more. Indeed. Their understanding from the Scriptures was, that the Messiah would not die but live forever. How could He be killed?  Who is the Son of Man?  Those were their questions. Jesus does not answer their questions directly, but points them to present. The Light is here now.  This was no time to be discussing the fine points of theology!  It was an hour of crisis and an hour of opportunity.  Now was a time to trust in the Light Who stood before them.

There are some things one understands and there are some things one does not understand.  Move on to that what you do understand.  Believe now in that what you see for there will be a time when it is too late to believe. You will never have all your questions answered, but there was one thing Jesus was telling them. He is the light who overcomes the darkness.  He is calling them to commitment.  They are to walk in the light by faith in Jesus and in so doing they move from darkness into light. The light was shining and they had better take advantage of their opportunity to be saved.   

The Greeks were completely in the dark. They had seen the light, yet He asked them to follow Him now.  We have all been in the darkness of sin and ignorance, in pride and selfishness. There was One sent from above that is the light of the world. When we walk in the light we have the presence of the divine with us all the time.  We will still have periods of ignorance and times of not understanding, but we will be saved.   

I read an account of a believer in one of the Islamic countries who was beaten and tortured for his faith. Some of the guards did not understand how he could withstand the physical and psychological attacks and not give up his faith. During his incarceration some came to understand who the true light was that overcomes, even death. They did not understand a God who loves, only a God who rules with laws. To see and know someone changed by the power of the Spirit brought some from darkness into light as they came to faith in Christ Himself.           

People need to see Jesus, not only in good times, but notice - in the context of the conversation, in times of darkness, in times of suffering, in death, in service and in faithfulness.   

The Greeks came to hear the One whom people were talking about. He gave them principles. It was far more than cute phrases to face problems. It was a call to commitment and renewal. It was a call to follow Jesus, and He told them it may lead to death. It may lead to suffering. It may lead us to do menial tasks. It may lead to face difficult tasks, but, by His power within us, we will be honored see God's glory.

Know what true life is about. Live in victory and walk in the Light. Indeed, it is not always easy, but it is very much worth it!

Dale