November 29 Everlasting Light
“Shineth the everlasting light”
Pray
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for coming into my dark world and illuminating it with Your truth. Amen.
Read – John 1:9
“The true light, that gives light to every man, was coming into the world.”
Reflect
In the very beginning, when the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, the Creator spoke and the earth was blessed with light. Years later, when the Israelites struggled under Pharaoh’s thumb, God sent a plague of darkness upon Egypt. Pharaoh’s false gods could do nothing for they did not exist; but the Israelites had light where they lived. Others worshipped the sun but could not find salvation; only the God of Israel could deliver His people from oppression and set them free.
Then, in the fullness of time, God sent Jesus, the “Light of the World.” Even at His birth the forces of darkness massed against Him. They tried to destroy Him. Herod did his best to eliminate the opposition; the innocent children were massacred. Once again, Judah heard the sound of weeping, but it did not endure. Herod failed. In Bethlehem, the Light stepped onto the stage, and all of the darkness in the world, though it would try, would not be able to put it out.
As in the beginning, so today the Light of the World still comes to those who will lift the shades from their eyes and respond in repentance and faith. No matter how dark your world, the Light still shines. It always will.
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