Love's Pure Light

Candy Cane Lane, Summer Street, Duboistown, PA

I finally found one! For two years I have been looking for a necklace made of miniature Christmas lights that actually light up, and this week, I found one. Now all I need to do is make a pendant that says “Jesus is the Light of the World” and I will be all set!

I wanted one of these necklaces to bring a little cheer—a little light—into people’s lives. This may be the “hap-happiest time of the year” for many, but sometimes we just get too wrapped up in the stresses of it all and we miss the “goodness and light”.

Much of Christmas décor centers around light—lights on the tree, candles in the windows, a bright star on top of the tree, windows framed in blinking strands. Like moths to a street-light, Dick and I love to drive around the neighborhoods glowing with light during this season.

Jesus calls Himself the Light of the world. Whoever follows Him will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. (John 8:12) There is something about Jesus that attracts us to Him.

He is the light in the darkness of sin and the bright hope in the midst of sorrow.

When we walk close to Jesus, our lives fill with His light. He illuminates the path we are to follow, His Word reveals right from wrong, and His Spirit irradiates our fears.

When we follow Jesus, we become light for the whole world. Everyone faces trials—times of confusion about what to do, uncertainty regarding where to turn, and fear of what lies ahead. It is during these trying seasons that people are drawn to wise and compassionate friends willing to lend Jesus’ light. When life’s storms threaten like thick thunderheads, we can direct them to the “Son of God, Love’s pure Light”, the One who can illuminate their paths and dispel the shadows.

Be encouraged!

Pam

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