The Light of the World Who Stepped Down Into Darkness
Just as Jesus stepped into this dark world at Christmas, may we step into the darkness of our world and be the light.
I love the line of the song, “Light of the world you stepped down into darkness, opened my eyes, let me see….”
This Jesus, who came to earth, as a baby, grew up, God with skin on his face. He taught the world how to live like Him and for Him. He spent time with the Father, He did what the Father asked Him to do, He trained up the disciples, He tackled injustice, He showed how to live life in abundance, He died on the cross to take on the sins of the world, rose again, lives today, and has sent the Holy Spirit to be with us.
This Jesus!
If ever the world needs Jesus, it seems like it might be now. Turn on the news each day! And so, we as His people live like Him and for Him. We live close to Him, we spend time with Him, we represent Him, we… walk into the darkness, and are the light.
And, we don’t do this alone. The Holy Spirit is in us, with us and for us.
We walk into the darkness of what is happening all around our world. We pray and believe. We act. We know that our God rules and reigns and we go forward with confidence.
This Jesus!
And so at this Christmas time when THE Light of the world stepped down into the darkness, may we represent Him beautifully. May we step into the darkness in our world, and around the world, and be the light. May we be the hope givers and the hope bringers. May we spread His love and kindness, peace and joy.
And, may you enjoy time with those who God has given you, take time to reflect, to enjoy, to love…
And, as the song finishes… “Here I am to worship, here I am to bow down, here I am to say that you’re my God. You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me.”
This Jesus! Thank you, Lord.
Bless you friends.
Commissioner Miriam Gluyas is the Territorial Commander of The Salvation Army, Australia
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