It’s obvious to everyone that something is seriously wrong with the world. Surely you don’t think the world is what it should be or could be. There is a conflict between good and evil, a battle between darkness and light. That’s why it is so important to think of Christ as “the Light” ( John 1:4,7), the “true Light” ( John 1:9), “the light of the world” (John 8:12). Satan, on the other hand, is referred to as the “prince of darkness”. But those who receive Christ “shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”( John 8:12).
When Jesus came into the world He came to give life, thus He came as “the Light“. There can be no life without light. That’s why the first thing God created was light. It alone can drive out darkness. In John 10:10 Jesus said, “…I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” When John the Baptist came it was “to bear witness of that Light” ( John 1:8). He did so because he knew that Christ was man’s only hope for life. Sadly not everyone received Him, because “men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” ( John 3:19).
All this sounds simple and it is, but it is also serious. The only way to conquer the conflict is to receive the Light, otherwise a person is doomed to darkness. Hopefully as you think of Christmas you will be reminded of the need for the Light, upon which your life depends.
Just as “the glory of the Lord shone round about the shepherds” ( Luke 2:9) drawing their attention to the announcement of the Savior’s birth, and as the wise men were later guided by the star, God has given us the light of the Scriptures to guide us to the Light of life and to guide us throughout life by that light. God forbid that we close our eyes and remain in darkness.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
