If we place all our hope in material things and fairy tale visions of a perfect Christmas without Jesus, the Prince of Peace, we will be disappointed.
Luke's Gospel story has light in it. "The glory of the Lord shone around them," he writes, and we can only picture glory through light. "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest."
This is the true meaning of Christmas--"Do not be afraid, for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people, to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior who is the Messiah, the Lord."
Think for a minute about the multitude of the heavenly host. How does it appear to you today?
Christ's birth is a mystery but God became a human being – He took on human flesh that night so He would live as one of us, be crucified and rise from the dead to save us from our sins.
Christ is the Light of the World! Is He your Light? Do you reflect His light and love in your life?
This is the true meaning of Christmas--that Christ came into the world for you and me! Pray for faith today. Pray that the Christ Child may come into your heart, transform it and give you a new life in Him. Pray for His Light to fill you with peace. Pray for His Light to have you reconcile yourself with estranged relatives, friends and neighbors.
Pray for this light to heal whatever ails you. Pray for His grace and strength to do whatever He has called you to do. Pray this week that you may bring Christ's light and love into other peoples' lives, that you may reconcile with those you have had differences, that you may help someone through a difficult period in their lives or that you may be a "non anxious" presence for those who worry constantly or are distressed.
Whatever your Christmas is like, Jesus understands it and you fill it with His presence. There is no joy so great that Christ cannot raise it to greater heights, there is no disappointment so bitter or sorry so profound that He cannot come into it with His love right now and the true hope He offers of eternal life and joy beyond all description. We are approaching Christmas Day, the celebration of the birth of hope and joy in the Savior who is come and no one and nothing can stop. We are seeing and experiencing a great light upon this Season--let it shine in your heart and free your passion to be a Christian in a very broken world.
Merry or not at Christmas we always get a present: Christ's presence where we really are, and our hope of being where He is.
There is hope and we can make a difference in our own lives as well as in others lives if we will just allow God to “fill” us with His presence so that we can become the light that shines in a world of darkness. God bless you today and this Christmas Season and throughout the New Year, I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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