My family had a spectacular time touring an underground cave in Kentucky several years ago. At one point, the guides shut off the lights so we could experience total darkness. It was a sight to see—or not see!
Darkness is a metaphor often used to describe wandering through life looking for solutions, feeling deep grief, knowing pain, and for being lost and not knowing where to turn. But then add to this difficult feelings of despair that come not only with being lost or confused by life’s circumstances, but also not knowing or feeling hope that things will change, that an answer will ever come.
Jesus spoke of himself as the light of the world, saying “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). Jesus is the light that brings knowledge of truth, moral purity and light that reveals the very presence of God.
God’s knowledge and moral purity are seen in the precious Word of God—the Bible. It is a light to guide the path of those who cherish wise instruction (Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 6:23).
Ultimately this metaphor leads us to see that Jesus is the light who reveals the very presence of God, since Jesus is “the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15) and, as “the radiance of the glory of God,” Jesus is “the exact imprint of His being” (Hebrews 1:3).
Every time you see Christmas lights beautifying a tree, a home, or a street, be reminded of Jesus, the true light of the world. Pause, then, and breathe a prayer of worship, admiration, surrender, and love. Thank Him that you no longer need to walk in darkness, but can walk in His marvelous light.
Merry Christmas!
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