Jesus continues to patiently explain to Nicodemus (and again to us) how a relationship is needed, not a focus on the flesh or this world. In this passage we see the most quoted scripture in the Bible, John , “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” While this is a most awesome and foundational truth, for many it clouds the balance of the message. Many focus on the next verse and God’s condemnation of the world, or man’s self condemnation, or they focus on the future and not today. They focus on this world or their flesh, not on Christ and a spiritual relationship with Him. For many it is the place they both begin and end their relationship with Christ, a simple fire insurance policy, a relationship with God Almighty is not even a consideration.Today I would like to look at the Light. Verse 19 reads, “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world…” This is the focus many of us continue to miss. We live in and are a part of darkness. We have one basic need: Light! Christ is that light. We continue to believe that we can produce light outside of God, or that we can help God produce light as if we have some capability or power or intellect that would be of benefit to God!In his book The Lie and The Light, Jason Henderson says it this way:“And as Christ, our life, is revealed, it is in this glory that we are found and learn to abide. The Light teaches us the Life of God that resides in the soul of man and works in us to conform us to His image. This is so much more that Christian religion; this is Christ Himself.”We still (as Nicodemus did) think it is all about ourselves or this world we live in. That is the last thing it is about. It is about CHRIST and CHRIST alone. We need to lay aside our lives so that Christ might be our life and only then will we be at peace with ourselves… GOD!