A reminder for
today
All things were made
by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life;
and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:3-5)
You know I love this time of the year. The gym is quiet, and
the traffic is not so bad. People seem a little more relaxed as they leave for
their holiday destinations. The malls and shops are busy and there are specials
everywhere. I love to sit at a coffee shop and just watch the people as they
walk by. Each one so uniquely designed and each one of us made in God’s image. Everywhere
you see Christmas decorations, and everyone blesses one another with a Christmas
blessing.
Suddenly the world is very aware of Jesus Christ and even if
you are not a follower you are also touched by the light and the blessing of
giving. The enemy tries to hide Christmas by using an old guy in a red suit to deceive
us and to confuse little children. When you ask my kids why we celebrate Christmas
they will say it is about Jesus and they are quick to remind you that the guy
in a red suit is just lie and does not exist.
It is cloudy outside and as I am writing to you it started
to rain. What a blessing and what a way to start our week towards Christmas.
When you look at these verses in John 1 you will see that He
says the darkness does not comprehend the light. You see I believe that the darkness
is the stone hearts of man vulnerable to the lies of the enemy. Our own egos
become the very darkness that deludes us and turn us away from Jesus and into idolatry.
When we are full of ourselves there is no place for Jesus. We start to live on the highs of our so called
own accomplishments and we become our own gods.
That is when man turns against God and brings in santa. It reminds
me of a time when the Israelites turned from God and worshiped idols. God
brought a terrible drought over the land and there was no water. Elijah went to
Ahab and told him that they chose to follow baal and not God. Elijah called all
the prophets of baal to mount Carmel and here he challenged them to show their
god. And call ye on the name of your
gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by
fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
After the prophets of baal prayed all day and nothing happened,
Elijah prayed, and God answered. Hear me,
O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that
thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the LORD fell, and
consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and
licked up the water that was in
the trench. And when all the people saw it,
they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is
the God.
To see the light, we need to turn from the darkness and
accept the light and allow it to transform us so that we will become the light
to this world.
Lord, it is all about you. You are our God and we worship
you alone. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
