Is the Path to Jesus Familiar?

[S] John 18:3,6 --
 ³Judas then, having received the Roman cohort and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. 
 ⁶So when He said to them, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground. 

[O] What caught my eyes in this familiar scene was the list of things the Roman cohort and officers brought with them to arrest Jesus: lanterns, torches and weapons.  We can see from verse 2 that they came to this location often to spend time with Jesus and they certainly did not need to bring lanterns, torches to get here and definitely did not need any weapons there.  However, the Roman soldiers who were not familiar with Jesus the "Light" and His whereabouts needed their own "light" to find Him.  How ironic it is to see these soldiers confronting Jesus, the one who came to deliver the love of God, as a criminal or an enemy filled with fear -- so fearful even at His saying "I am He" push them a few steps backwards and fall to the ground.  Depending on my own perspective, Jesus can be my friend and a loving teacher, or a fearful "monster."

[A] As much as I need not try to light my way with a flash light in broad daylight, I should not try to find my own way when Jesus the Light of this world is in my heart, desiring to guide my every step.  What this means for me is to surrender my own will every morning to navigate my day's journey but for Him to light the direction I need to go, not just in "big" decisions of the day also any and all small decisions I need to make each day.

[P] Dear Jesus, I want to trust in Your Light to guide me throughout the day.  May I live out the words of Paul: less of me so more of You will be revealed in/through my life.  In Your name I ask.  Amen.