He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. John 1:10

Gold was discovered in a far-northern prairie place.  A builder was asked to plan a new town for the gold-mine workers - a modern town with the latest ideas.  

The builder, though he looked ordinary, was a very clever man.  He built the town so that the streets had underground heating to melt the snow.  He used the sun's power to provide electricity for homes and streetlights - and even to heat the town's water.  He added other new ideas.  When he finished, he went to another job far away.

Many of the people who came to live in the new town didn't understand how things worked.  They simply enjoyed their homes and the community club and all the great things the builder had made.  But one day, all the lights went out.  Nobody knew what the problem was; and nobody knew how to fix it.

The mine owners sent for the city builder.  He arrived late at night and started to check out the problem.  The people didn't like him coming to their houses and bothering them.  'We don't need him to tell us how to fix things,' they decided.  They just saw a man in overalls.  They didn't know this was the man who had built their homes and their town.  Most of them wouldn't let him into their houses to check the power connections.  A few did, and he fixed their problem.

The ones who wouldn't cooperate finally ran the city builder out of town.  Their problem didn't get fixed.  From then on, they had to use candles for light.

If you read John 1:1-13, you will see why this story reminds us of Jesus, the Light of the world.

Prayer: Dear Lord, thank You for the new light you bring into my life and into the lives of everyone who trusts in You.  Amen.