Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Advent Devotional…Handel’s Messiah, December 11


“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
(Isaiah 9:2)

Roger Bullard’s commentary on this text, sung by the bass soloist, highlights the dichotomy between darkness and light.  He writes, “The music is painful; it gropes. It moves hesitantly, like one reaching about in the darkness. But all this ends with solid footing finally found: ‘upon them hath the light shined.’” 

Jesus described himself and those who would follow him as the light of the world.  Darkness is defeated!


Prayer: Help us Lord to step out of the darkness into the glorious light of Christ. Amen.


Jim Abernathy

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