John 9:4,5 - I am the light of the world

9:4

By having the wrong focus the disciples would miss out on what God was doing, and what they should be doing. We need to learn to see things as God sees them. They were to do “the works of Him who sent me”. Note the “we” and the “me”. Jesus is teaching His disciples, and preparing them for the work they would do in the future. We are here to do the works that God has prepared for us to do (Eph 2:10). While we have the chance to do God’s work we must do so. “Night is coming”. There are times when it is impossible to do God’s work, because evil is so prevalent. So while it is possible to do God’s work we must not allow ourselves to be distracted.

9:5

“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world”. Jesus was with them, He was the light of the world, so now was the time for doing God’s work. What about now, when Jesus is not in the world? In Matt 15:14 Jesus says we are the light of the world. Of course, ultimately it is Jesus who is the light of the world. We are the light of the world in the sense that we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that He works in us and through us.