January 9: John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world.”

Jesus is making several things clear here: He is using the ancient name of God, I AM, in reference to himself. He is also going back to the beginning of the world and claiming to be The Light. He is speaking as if he were God. No wonder it was confusing, no wonder it was a gradual process by which people came to recognize his power.