Christmas occurred when God invaded Earth in a strange and marvelous way.
A special child was born to improbable parents in an unlikely place at an inconvenient time and in an unwelcoming world.
Yet heaven’s light pierced the darkness and shone through the life of that unique baby.
That light was and is an eternal light. God’s light in Christ is a saving light that can keep the world from total destruction, from the ultimate darkness.
The message is always true:
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it” (John 1:5, NRSV). And it never will.
Charles Ferrell
NN 12.06