Are you living the life?

As I wake up in the morning and take my first breath of air, I thank God that I have another day of life. Life is a precious thing. We could either live the life that He has called us to live, or we can refuse the life that He has offered and in return die in our sin. John describing Jesus in John 1: 4, 5 tells us, "In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood [overcome] it" (NIV) There are four things that we see in this passage of scripture that we can learn from. First of all, we see that "In Him is life." Jesus came to this earth to give us life. He has come to give us eternal life, and He has come to give us abundant life. Eternal life is the result of repenting and confessing our sin to Him, and believing in Him as our Lord and Savior. Abundant life is the joy of knowing that we are no longer going to hell, and we now have a personal relationship with God. Secondly, we see that, "Jesus was the light." When He stepped into His earthly ministry He was a light to humanity. He didn't hide that light, but He was literally the light of the world doing what the father had commanded Him to do. Thirdly, we see that, "The light shined in the darkness." Jesus exposed darkness. He called sin, sin and He did not compromise His agenda. He wasn't attempting to win a popularity contest with a dim light, but rather shined as a bright light for all to see. Fourthly, we see that, "The darkness did not overcome." The word used for understand in the Greek could also mean, to understand, to comprehend, or to overcome. Death could not hold Him down. He was victorious rising on the third day! I end with a series of questions. Are you living the life? Is your life a light to the world? Does your light expose darkness? Are you overcoming darkness with the light of Jesus?