Why? Because the Light has come down among us. We have hope that no one can take away from us. And even though that Light was tough to see at first – like I said, even His parents needed some help to see His face – the Light has come and we now have hope. It’s about how Light has shone in the midst of darkness. But I do know this: Christmas is all about Light.
I don’t know what darkness might be overtaking you and making you feel hopeless and peace-less and joy-less. I don’t know where you are today or what's going on in your life. I thank You and our entire race thanks You. That’s actually why You said You are coming – to shine light upon those who are in darkness and living in the shadow of death. But the darkness didn’t stop You from coming before and I know it won’t stop You now.
The world is so dark today and there are so many people who can’t see any light. "So thank you Jesus for being born at night. Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.Ī thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,įor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! Long lay the world, in sin and error pining, It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth. Darkness darkness darkness.īut it was in the middle of that darkness that our Savior was born.Īs we say in one of my favorite Christmas songs ever: They slayed the prophets and righteous men of God. They taught the people to obey their own laws instead of the laws of God. It was dark in the sense that even the chief priests and leaders of God’s people had become, for the most part, corrupt ( see Matthew 23). It was dark in the sense that the children of God were under oppression from the Romans. That's 4 or 5 generations that hadn’t heard from God or seen His Presence manifested among His children.
It was dark in the sense that it had been nearly 400 years since God had spoken to His people – 400 years since a prophet had been present to speak the Word of God. Truly the world was a dark place when Jesus was born. But they seem dimmer lately…But you were born in the dark right?” He begins by saying “ Dear Jesus, it’s a good thing you were born at night. In it, he spoke about why Jesus was born in the dark and helped shed some light on the subject ( pun intended – HA HA!). Why make it worse by making it dark? So dark that Joseph and Mary probably had to hold a candle in order to even see their newborn baby!Ī few days ago, I read “ A Christmas Prayer” by renowned author, Max Lucado, written in response to the tragic events that took place last week in Newtown, CT. Did you ever stop and wonder why Jesus was born at night? Why would God send His Son into the world in the middle of the night? It was bad enough that the Son of God had to be born in a small stinky manger in the middle of nowhere.
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