{"product_id":"pmt-who-discovered-light","title":"Who Discovered Light?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase study of A man born blind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Light Around Us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLight comes from different sources: natural and artificial.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatural lights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e are the sun, moon and stars, which give light to the earth we live in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtificial lights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e are electric, candles, lamps, etc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am grateful for the man who discovered electric light after trying and failing 1,000 times. Thomas Edison, kudos to you for not giving up!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Story of a Man Born Blind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI know a story of a man born blind, and I imagined what life would have been like for him and for his parents. No parent or child deserves to be in such a situation. In science, when something happens at birth away from the normal, it is called congenital malformation, with no known cause or treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am sure the parents would have wondered what caused this, why their precious one was born that way, or blame themselves for what they could not control, or even felt they had done something to deserve this. Even as the child grew, he would have had many questions, but not any answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEducation or Knowledge Doesn’t Bring Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey often say education or knowledge brings light. This “light” is a metaphor for understanding. But while this man might have received knowledge, his eyes would still be in darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither education, the sun, nor any manmade light could bring this man light. Thomas Edison wouldn’t have been able to help him, nor the best eye doctor in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Life in Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in physical darkness is not fun at all. Imagine all the things the man would have missed out on. Would he have been able to have a vision for his life – goals and aspirations? As the adage says, \u003ci\u003e“There is light at the end of the tunnel,”\u003c\/i\u003e but this man had none since birth, and no hope of being able to see…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntil he met a man who healed him of his blindness.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe True Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus said in John 9:5: \u003ci\u003e“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf this man had not met Jesus Christ, he would have died without physical sight, and much more – he would have had a life without the light of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jesus healed him, the man had both physical sight and a new understanding of Jesus’ power and compassion: \u003ci\u003e“One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn 9:25\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue illumination, enlightenment and knowledge come not from education or the physical eyes, but from Jesus Christ.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus is \u003ci\u003e“the true light that gives light to everyone…”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn 1:9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus’ life is the light that gives your life illumination. He is the express image of God’s glory. The gospel of Jesus Christ is light which shines through a person’s mind to give the knowledge of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe World is in Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole world is in spiritual darkness, and any life without Jesus Christ is in spiritual darkness. Sin is what brings darkness into one’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“For all have \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esinned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and fall short of the glory of God”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRomans 3:23\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The people walking in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edarkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsaiah 9:2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“God is light; in him there is \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eno darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e at all.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e1 John 1:5\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edarkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn 3:19-21\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTake A Step Into The Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQ: Are you living in darkness? \u003cbr\u003eJesus Christ can give you the light of life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQ: Do you have the light of life in you, \u003cbr\u003eor darkness?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the man born blind, all of us are born blind spiritually and have an appointment with the darkness of death. Jesus Christ gives us an open invitation to receive Him. Step into the light and find eternal life in Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you…”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn 12:35a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill you receive Jesus’ open invitation today to take a step towards Him, out of the darkness and into His light?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn 12:46\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome to Jesus today, and He will give your life light, for He is Jesus Christ – the way, truth and life (John 14:6).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelieve on the Lord Jesus Christ, as the man born blind did.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Do you believe in the Son of Man?”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e John 9:35\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"p9\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJESUS CHRIST \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIS THE LIGHT OF LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp class=\"p10\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn 12:46\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"p11\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. 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