🏳️‍🌈✝️ Christmas Lights

The Apostolic Faith Church

December 7, 2017 

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That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. – John 1:9

The voices of my son and daughter counting interrupted the silence in the backseat. “Eight, nine . . . ten . . . eleven, twelve . . .” I was purposely driving the long way home from the store, past the houses with the most Christmas lights. The usually dark, quiet streets were punctuated with colorful displays of lights, and my children were counting how many decorated houses they saw. Strings of lights in every hue outlined the shapes of the nativity, a snowman, stars, and a multitude of other holiday symbols that were on the houses and in the yards. Through the windows of many homes, we could see trees sparkling with lights and ornaments. 

Christmas lights entice us to come and see, especially at this time of year, when the days are shorter and darkness comes so soon. Whole streets are decorated, and people by the carload flock to see the lights and listen to Christmas music.

At Christmas time, we remember that Jesus came to be the Light that shines in a world darkened by sin. Isaiah prophesied about Jesus coming to earth: “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined” (Isaiah 9:2). If we will look to Jesus, He will light our way. 

Sometimes, He shines out as a beacon on life’s road, like the lighted houses that dot the streets on our way home. Other times, He will be seen in a spectacular way, similar to the neighborhoods where every house on the block is lighted. Either way, He shines out for the one seeking Him.

Though we can understand this analogy and the lights we see today are beautiful and bright, all earthly lights—even the sun, the brightest light seen from earth—pale in comparison to Jesus. He is the Light of Heaven. “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof” (Revelation 21:23). 

Jesus truly is the Light of the world. At this Christmas time, may He be the Light of our lives.

 

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