The Christmas message is that ‘on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.’ Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 4:16. Notice that it doesn’t say from the world a light has sprung, but upon the world a light has dawned. Light has come from outside-we cannot procure it ourselves.

On our own, we struggle to find our way. But thank God He has sent us a Light – not of ourselves, but intentionally for us, to show us clearly what real life is all about. It is about giving ourselves to and living daily in that Light – the Light of the World! May we not settle for the dim satisfactions of this culture, but dwell in the joy of knowing Immanuel – God with us!

~ Based on ideas from Timothy Keller