The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. (John 11:9-10)
John writes that Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha. Out of love for Lazarus, Jesus decides to travel to a place where his life was in certain peril to resurrect a loved one. That is something you would expect Jesus to do, after all, he is God incarnate. But read what Jesus says to Thomas as his rationale as to why he is putting his life at certain peril: “so he can see the light of this world.” More simply put, to follow the vision and purpose of God on Earth.
If you did not see the subtext at work here, I want you to stop and read the entire chapter. The mission and vision Jesus had was for people to believe in Him so that they could obtain life after death. What better way to do that than to resurrect somebody from the dead? Jesus went to a place knowing that his life was at risk so that he could again show Israel again who he is so they would believe and be saved.
We need to stop beating around the bushes, stop procrastinating, stop hesitating. That is what it means to walk in the day. There is a time limit and if we miss it, we may not get to where we wanted to go unscathed. We need to bravely and fearlessly go and follow God’s light in the world while we have the vision to do so otherwise we may miss it entirely. We walk in the light of Jesus because He keeps us from stumbling.
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