His breath filled all things
with a living, breathing light—
A light that thrives in the depths of darkness,
blazes through murky bottoms.
It cannot and will not be quenched. John 1:4-5
Yesterday we finished our Christmas Sermon Series, The Story of Christmas, Redeeming Love Written in the Stars. Through the Constellations we can see that God wrote an eternal message that speaks to everyone, everywhere. But as they say, the best is saved for last and in this case it’s with the Star of Bethlehem or the Christmas Star. Our Christmas Eve Sermon will be about the Star of Bethlehem and its meaning that still exists today.
Tomorrow night we will get the opportunity to see something similar as Jupiter and Saturn align closer than they have been for over eight centuries. Although the weather may not cooperate, it still can be seen both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, although maybe not as bright. But it’s also the shortest day of the year, where we will have only 7 hours, 48 minutes and 32 seconds of daylight. And although it seems like such a short time, we have hope that from that point on, every day will bring more and more light.
That both of these things are happening on the same day brings a whole new perspective to Jesus’ statement in John 8:12, where He declares He is the Light of the World. And then goes on to say if we follow Him we won’t walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. What a beautiful message written in the sky whether night or day He is our only true light. This especially comforting when we ourselves may be walking through a dark night of our souls. The darker the night, the brighter His Light, and for those who have received His gift of salvation that Light shines within us to remind us the light He gives the darkness, will never put it out, no matter how dark it gets.
This has been a year of the unusual to say the least. But let’s see the unusual on the flip side, this is a good unusual, I mean after all it has taken over eight hundred years to happen again and what a better year to have it happen to remind us the Light has come and it will never be put out by the darkness.
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