I love how they take my every day home and brighten them with their glow on my Christmas trees and mantle.
I love how just one small light can erase the darkness.
If anyone sees our Christmas tree it is quite evident that ours is decorated with TONS of lights. I want all of the parts of the tree as lit as possible.
In my last post, you read how the Lord is giving me JOY.
Now I am finding the Lord has been giving me the word LIGHT ... Not just because of the lights I am seeing twinkling on our Christmas tree, but because of the true Light of Christmas. He has taken what I have learned in the past months and compiled them so sweetly for me that I just had to share.
When one thinks of light, one thinks of the sun, a light bulb, or a candle.
I want to begin at the first light.
The light of DAY that God brought to us when He created this earth/universe we call home.
He IS light. He actually had to create darkness so that His light could shine. On the first day of Creation, God chose LIGHT first to illuminate the darkness.
There are many instances in the Old Testament of God's light and Him being our light for our path or to lighten our darkness. There is not time here to expand on them all.
As one steps into the New Testament to the book of John, we begin to see this LIGHT takes on human form. (John 1:1-11)
God, the Creator of the universe, could have callously looked upon this weary land, full of sin, and refused to send His Son to be our Light for salvation.
Instead, when he fullness of time came, God sent His Son. And what came with each announcement?
A light.
As I was teaching my students about the first Christmas, it was as if I was having my own "connections" to what the Lord began on day one of Creation. I was being illuminated by God's Word just as I was desiring to illuminate the minds of my students.
Just as God said "Let there be light!" on that first day of Creation, the shepherds experienced a great LIGHT with the angels proclaiming that Emmanuel was with us.
When Jesus was still a baby he was seen in the temple by Simeon, an old man of Jerusalem, who called Jesus, "the light to lighten the Gentiles."
When the Wise Men came from the east, what led them? A LIGHT of a star that brought them to the Savior.
The Lord illuminates our dark hearts to show us our need for a Savior.
When the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, Jesus was taking on the verse of Psalm 119:105 ~ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
After Christ is in our hearts, we, as Christians, become that LIGHT to bring others to Jesus.
It has made me pause and think of how my little light is shining. I can't help but think of the song I used to sing in Sunday School and still sing with the kids today:
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let is shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
On what is my central focus in life that I am lighting?
Is it money? Power? Prestige? Having a good time? Myself?
What am I illuminating to others when I post on this blog, Facebook, in emails, or other forms of communication?
What am I illuminating for my family and friends?
What am I illuminating as I stand before my students and teach them daily?
What am I illuminating as I wait in traffic?
What am I illuminating as I wait in line at a store?
Basically.... What am I illuminating as I say, do, or think anything?
Is my light illuminating what God began in Genesis 1 and continued when He sent His Son to be the Light of the World?
We are living in dark times. And, as I have heard on the news recently, our days are getting darker by the minute.
One small light can make a difference and expose the darkness.
The only way my light can become brighter is by reading, studying, and allowing God's Word to illuminate my own heart.
Then my little light will shine before men so they may see good works and glorify my Father in heaven.
God, the Creator of the Universe has chosen little me to be a light for Him. May I be found faithful and brighter as each day passes.
What about you?
Is your light shining for your own desires and wants, or is it shining for the Savior?
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