The
people who walked in darkness
have seen a
great light; those who
dwelt in a land of deep
darkness,
on them has light shone.
Isaiah 9:2 ESV
A recent ice storm knocked out power to
hundreds of thousands of people across our country. Unless your home has a
fireplace and/or generator, you know the pain of the cold and dark and the
longing for a warm shower and a hot meal. Ice hung two inches thick on the
branches of the huge oak trees in our son’s yard. He recounted to my husband
and me how it was eerie to stand in the darkness at five o’clock in the morning
and, unable to see anything, to hear the snap, crackle and pop of the tree
branches under the stress of the ice.
The snapping sounds encouraged him to move
his van that sat underneath an oak tree. Three minutes later—a huge branch that
would have totaled his vehicle fell directly on the spot where it had been
parked. They were blessed with no physical damage to their vehicles or home.
However, as morning light rose over the darkened city, “a war zone” was the
only description that came to his mind.
Thinking about all those without light,
drew my attention to Isaiah’s words about the coming Messiah. He spoke of those
who “dwelt in a land of deep darkness.” Without Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One,
the world lingered in pitch black darkness. Gloom, despair and lack of
understanding were consequences of a world walking without the Light of Christ.
But Messiah came and John 1:5 tells us, “The
light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” When Christ
came He brought with Him, knowledge, purity, hope, mercy, grace and the power
to overcome the darkness of this world.
Therefore, this Christmas, when you think
about the birth of our Savior, don’t leave Him in the manger for He is the
Almighty Son of God who sheds His light abroad and cuts through the darkness of
this world. He is Jesus, He is God, He is Lord and He is Light! Let His Light
shine in your life!
©Joyce
Powell
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