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Oilbirds
“In Him was life; and the life was the light of men … That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world” (John 1:4, 9).
Deep in the caves of Venezuela and Trinidad, in total darkness, lives a bird known as the Oilbird. These hawk-like birds leave their caves each night to feed on the many kinds of oily fruit which grow wild in the jungle. Their diet is so oily that their bodies are full of fat.
Years ago, and perhaps even still today, poor people who lacked money to buy oil, caught these birds for oil in their lamps. In other words, the birds themselves lived in total darkness, yet gave up their lives to provide poor people with light so that they would not have to live in darkness.
The Lord Jesus Christ came into this world — a world dark with sin — so that He might give up His life on the cross and provide spiritual light for all who trust in Him. He said of Himself, “I am the light of the world: He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” (John 8:12).
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