A Christmas Fortnight:Day 2 A Word From THE WORD! #414

I remember this past January we saw snow as we were visiting South Mississippi, and it was a treat to watch the sun move up on the horizon over the snow-covered ground, It reminds me of Jesus whose unlikely arrival was much like snow in the south, pure white covering the ground!

This child born in a barn, instead of a palace—

placed in a manger bed instead of an elegant cradle—

greeted by shepherds rather than statesmen and kings-

surrounded by the lowing and bleating of animals rather than orchestral masterpieces.

The one worthy of praise,

“From the rising of the sun

unto the going down of the same

the Lord’s name is to be praised.”  Psalm 113:3

Our “Sun” rising in the sky, which Isaiah 60:1-3 uses to paint a picture beautifully.  This rising “SUN” is Jesus,

“Arise, shine;

for thy light is come,                   

and the glory of the Lord

is risen upon thee.

2 For,

behold, the darkness

shall cover the earth,

and gross darkness

the people:

but the Lord shall arise upon thee,

and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,

and kings to the brightness of thy rising.”

May Isaiah’s words challenge each of us

 to “Arise”,

to “Shine” and

to be the reflection of this “LIGHT”

whom God sent into our world so long ago–the babe born to die for you and me, “for he shall save his people from their sin…”.  Matthew 1:21b

Let His light, that dwells within those who belong to Him, Shine in us as we go about today.

Don’t just keep ‘Christ’ in Christmas but let the ‘Christ’ in you be seen

in all you do,

every where,

every day.

If you’re HIS act like it………….that’s Merry ‘Christ’mas.

Amen and Amen!!!