Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
At Christmas we celebrate the coming of the True Light (John 1:9) who is the unique revelation of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). God truly came to be with us, among us, as us. Jesus told his disciples that they have seen God the Father because they have seen Jesus (John 14:9-10). They saw him, heard him, touched him – a real, living person – flesh and blood (1 John 1:1-3). This same Jesus who ascended back to the Father has come to us again through the Person of the Holy Spirit (John 14:18). He tabernacles, makes his dwelling place, in you and me, the church. We are children of Light, bearing the fruit of Light, because the True Light lives in us (Ephesians 5:8-10). What a remarkable mystery, God with us!
What fruits of Light are you bearing this Christmas? In the midst of the typical busyness and chaos of the season, have you paused for a moment to consider what tangible way in which you can be light to your neighbor or community this year? Perhaps you, your whole family, or your Life Group can lend a hand ringing a bell for the Salvation Army, adopting an Angel Tree family, visiting a shut-in, or singing some Christmas carols at the nursing home. There’s a whole world of lost and hopeless people all around you who are in desperate need of hope and joy this year. Would you let the True Light shine into the darkness (John 1:5) through you?
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