Verse of the Day 12/25
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. English Standard Version (ESV)
Merry Christmas everybody! Today is the day when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Light of the World! One thing we know about light is that it dispels, overpowers, overcomes the darkness. We've experienced it in the sanctuary when it is darkened and then a candle is lit and then one by one. That is a picture also of how the message spread through the world, one by one, one person at a time, the light overcoming the darkness.
How silently, how silently,
the wondrous gift is given;
so God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming,
but in this world of sin,
where meek souls will receive him, still
the dear Christ enters in.
The Light that came, this Light of the world, is Jesus.
Verse 4 from The Message states, "What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by." So it is with us, this Light that came to earth and that has taken residence in our hearts is something to live by and to live for all the days of our lives. May we worship Him for this today and every day.
Perhaps we can take a few minutes to dwell on this through the words of the Michael W. Smith song, "Here I am to Worship". But instead of singing and thinking here I am to worship, may we offer ourselves to Him, "here, I AM", to Jesus the great I AM.
You stepped down into darkness
Open my eyes
Let me see
Beauty that made
This heart adore You
Hope of a life
Spent with You
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You're my God
You're altogether lovely
Altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
-- In Christ, Mike Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
John 1:5The Message (MSG)
3-5 Everything was created through him;
nothing—not one thing!—
came into being without him.
What came into existence was Life,
and the Life was Light to live by.
The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness;
the darkness couldn't put it out.
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