My thoughts from December 12, 2018.
Does your Christmas tree have lights? I'm sure it does. Who has ever heard of a Christmas tree without some form of lighting?
I love sitting in our dark front room in front of our Christmas tree in the wee hours of the morning. I was pondering over the tree this morning, thinking of my life as the tree. There are so many precious decorations on it. They represent hobbies, travel destinations, my current family, my grandparents, and my childhood. Some are delicate and ornate; others are sweetly homemade. One is even fractured due to a silly childhood incident. All of them represent me; and my tree is surely different from yours. Such is life. The "ornaments" we hang on our life help shape who we are.
However, no matter how many glittery ornaments and tinsel we have, the tree is still dark. It's all about us. Left to itself, it will never shine in the darkness.
Now add the light. No darkness can hide the lights. We plug them in, and instantly the tree is illuminated and shining brightly. So is life when we "plug into" Jesus and He becomes our light. We can now shine for Him for all to see. No darkness we face can overcome the Light.
John 1:5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend (overpower) it. NASB
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