John 8:12 (KJV) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
In this verse Jesus says I am the light. The word "the" is the only definite article in the English language. It is used before a noun to define it as something specific (e.g., something previously mentioned or known, something unique, or something being identified by the speaker).
Jesus wasn’t saying He was a light no he was saying that He was The Light! There are a lot of lights but there’s only one light that can be identified as The Light. So I got interested in that phrase “I Am The”. I looked up all the times it was mentioned in the book of John. Here’s what I discovered. Eight verses I found that little phrase. Now that may not seem like much but when you know that the number 8 stands for “New Beginning” it sheds a whole new light on it. Knowing Jesus, not about Jesus, but knowing Jesus gives me a New Life and Light!
In John 6:35 Jesus said He was the Bread of Life.
“ And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”
In John 8:12 Jesus said He was The Light of the World
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
In John 10:7 Jesus said He was The Door
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
In John 10:11 Jesus said He was The Good Shepherd
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
In John 10:36 Jesus Said He was The Son of God
“Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?”
In John 11:25 Jesus Said He was The Resurrection
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
In John 14:6 Jesus Said He was The Way, The Truth and The Life
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
In John 15:1 Jesus Said He was The True Vine
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.”
