In December each year, a neighbourhood of 13 families near where we live sets up a dazzling display of 300,000 Christmas lights. People drive for miles and queue for hours to see the flashing, colourful lights and hear the music that is programmed to go with it. The sound and light display is so huge that it requires a network of 64 computers to keep everything working.

When I think about these lights, I am reminded of the Light that makes Christmas a holiday for many—a single Light so bright that it illuminates the whole world with truth, justice and love. This Light—Jesus—is everything that the world is longing and looking for (Isa. 9:2,6-7). And He has told His followers to display His light so that others will see and glorify God (Matt. 5:16).

Imagine if Christians worked as hard at shining the light of God’s love as the families of that neighbourhood. Perhaps then the people still living in darkness would make an effort to see this great Light. When Christians work together to display God’s love, the gospel will shine more brightly and attract more people to Jesus—the Light of the world.

Author

Julie Ackerman Link

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