These Christmas Lights

Matthew 5:14-16 (ESV)

14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

All the lights, shining brightly

As the choir of, angels sing

Singing praise, now in the highest

At the birth of, Christ the King

Yes all the lights, are shining brightly

As the choir of, angels sing

Singing praise, now in the highest

At the birth of, Christ the King

Open my eyes; O heart believe

The wonder of, that Christmas night

Be born in me

I love the imagery of God as light.  And at Christmas there is a lot of light! We decorate our trees, rooms, houses with Christmas lights. When my son was just weeks old, he loved laying under the Christmas tree and swinging upward with his tiny arms at the Christmas lights. We are instinctively attracted to light! It helps us see and gives us an ability to navigate.

And that is what we desperately need, a way to navigate. We live in a dark world, a place that is operated in darkness with evil as its lord. However, since Jesus came, he showed us that he penetrates the darkest places and shines his light where darkness cannot hide.

There are many beautiful scriptures that you may drink in the depth of just what Christ’s light means. As you see Christmas lights while driving around, entering shopping places, or even your own home, remember just who it is that is being celebrated when we see those lights. For this is the King of kings, our Savior, the Messiah.

Dear Lord, thank You for bringing Your light to this world. Thank You for repelling darkness and showing the world what truth, goodness and love really is. Help us to bear Your light to the world, so your message is penetrated to all peoples. May we stay close to You all of our days.  In the Name of Jesus, Amen.