I Thessalonians 5:1-7
"...you, beloved, are not in darkness... for you
are all children of light and children
of the day."
(I Thessalonians 5:4a,
5a)
Christmas has been called the
season of light. That is truly the case if you visit our house during Advent
and Christmas. Candles, multiple trees, outside lights, even Christmas-themed
night lights brightly illuminate our house. They are reminders that light
brings change that chases away the darkness.
Of the eternal light, John wrote,
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome
it." That is the good news of this season for the Light has come. The
apostle Paul reminds us in today's text that this Light, the living Christ, will
also come again, so our anticipation is not just for what we celebrate now, but
also for what is to come. Brothers and sisters, let us live as "children of
light and children of the day."
Prayer: Grant us courage, Lord, to
live in anticipation as children of light. Amen.
Jim Abernathy
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