I have been struck this season by the image of Christ’s coming as a light shining in darkness. Read the last few verses of Isaiah 8. They describe a people in darkness, distress, and abject hopelessness. This bleak picture is a perfect description of all of us without Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 9, though, offers a different picture: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.” And that light changes everything!
Praise God that he didn’t leave us in darkness. Praise God that the light of the world came to bring forgiveness, salvation, and hope.
To students, alumni, and all of my readers, I wish you a Christmas filled with joy and rest as you celebrate the great light that came into the world for you and me.
Not Quite Friday Night Live
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Tonight begins Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church's Renew Conference.
(Read about it here; you can register at the door.) The title of the
conference...
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