The wonder of the Christmas story is that God clothed Himself with humanity and dwelt amongst men as a tabernacle of flesh. And that the Word became flesh declaring His full humanity and Deity full of grace and truth
It was the birth of one particular Child that was the Great-Light, which coming into the world shone upon its moral darkness.
But the moral darkness of mankind refused this Light; men loved darkness rather than the Light, they nailed Him to a tree so proved that man in his natural state is devoid of the Spirit of God. (See Gospel of John Chapter one)
God is Light, and Christ is the image of the invisible God;
God of gods, Light of lights. The invisible became visible in flesh. He became the visible Light of the world, as the sun is the visible light of the world, so Christ is the Sun of righteousness.
The New Testament Scriptures record for us “that He Who, being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had purged our sins sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high” (Hebrews Chapter 1:3)
The express image of his person has reference to the Son’s being the exact representation of God’s nature. God is seen or made visible in the person of Jesus Christ. His full divine glory was the full outshining of God’s glory. Christ is the absolute expression of the collective attributes of Deity. (John 1:18). All that God is and does is revealed in full splendor in the divine Son
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The Lord is my light and my salvation, the Lord is the strength of my life of whom shall I be afraid (Psalm 27:1)
Christ is the fountain of Life
The inference from these verses is that, he that follows Christ will not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life. He will have happiness in the knowledge that he will not be left destitute of instruction in the way of truth which is necessary to keep one from destroying error.
He will have direction necessary to keep him from damaging sin. He shall have the light of life, that knowledge and enjoyment of God which will be to him the light of Spiritual life in this world and the life to come. (Psalm 119:105-12)
“For with Thee is the fountain of life, in Thy light shall see light” (Psalm 36:9)
The Excellency of the Christian faith is that, the author and founder of it is the author and founder of the world. Although creation came into being through Him, yet He did begin to exist, creation did not exist in Him – All of Life exists in Him (John 1:14)
This life was the light of men, enlightening them as to God’s holiness and wisdom and giving them happiness. The light shone in the moral darkness of this world.
Those that come under His radiant beams, to them is given by His power and authority to be “children of God” not by natural birth, nor by personal resolution, nor by priestly action, but by faith in Christ Jesus (Gal 3:26)
The Gospel message will mean nothing unless it changes who we are,
and the direction we take
We trust and hope that you will find true Light and love in your hearts,
That you will find peace and hope in the true Light of Christmas in our Savior and Lord
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Bible readings John 14:27-28 John 1:18 - Heb.1:1-14
God clothed Himself with humanity and dwelt amongst men as a tabernacle of flesh
