God is Light

I John 1:5-7 (NRSV)

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all.  If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

I love the Christmas season.  Not only is it the celebration of the birth of my Savior, but due to our travels, we’ve been blessed to experience many different styles of Christmas Eve services.  One of my favorites was when all the lights in the room were out and only a single candle burned on the table down front.  In the dim silence, carols began to play softly.  The leader lit his candle doubling the light.  He lit another and then we all proceeded to share the light by reaching to take a candle and receiving the light before passing it on to another.  After only a few moments, the room was ablaze with light – there was no darkness at all. 

When we center our lives on Christ, we will be in His light sharing what we have received from God and through others Christians with other people.  We will have a true and correct perspective of our own lives and accept the cleansing only Jesus can provide. 

If your light is out, or maybe just really dim, seek Him out and seek His people.  Very soon, we’ll be in the bright light together with Him.