"The
people walking in darkness
have
seen a great light;
on those
living in the land of deep darkness
a
light has dawned."
Isaiah 9:2
“Arise, shine,
for your light has come,
and
the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
See,
darkness covers the earth
and
thick darkness is over the peoples,
but
the Lord rises upon you
and
his glory appears over you.
Nations will
come to your light,
and
kings to the brightness of your dawn."
Isaiah 60:1-3
"When
Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,
“I am the
light of the world.
Whoever
follows me will never walk in darkness,
but will have
the light of life.”
John 8:12
Light. We use
it to mark celebrations with candles on birthday cakes, fireworks on
Independence Day, and twinkling Christmas lights in this holiday season. Since
time began light has been seen as a good and positive thing. It marks the first
day of creation:
"And God
said, "Let there be light.
God saw that
the light was good,
and he
separated the light from the darkness."
Genesis 1:3
.
Light also
marks our celebration of the Incarnation, for just as light came into the world
with God's creation, spiritual light comes into the word with the birth of
God's Son. Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be a "great
light" to those walking in darkness. In John's gospel, when referring to
the Incarnation, he said, "The true light that gives light to every man
was coming into the world" (John 1:9). Jesus, the
Messiah, illuminates spiritually in the hearts of men. He brings those who are
living in spiritual darkness and captivity into the light of God's love.
"For God,
who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in
our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Christ."
2 Corinthians
4:6
"Jesus is the radiance of the Father, and he will fill the world and everything in it with light.
Jesus is the light of the
world. ~John Piper
"Through Him all things were made;
without Him nothing was made that has been made.
In Him was life,
and that life was the light of men."
John 1:3-4
"Jesus has come into a dark world and is the light of the
world." ~John Piper
Jesus is the light of the world. In this we rejoice! We
celebrate the One who has come to give us the light of life!
"Arise, shine, for your light has
come,
and the glory of
the Lord rises upon you!"
Isaiah 60:1
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