When the Christmas Lights Go Dark

I love Christmas and all it represents. I don't even mind the busy schedule and all the things that take up our time. There are family gatherings, office parties and various church activities which take place during this time of year. It can sometimes be stressful and hectic yet still a wonderful time of the year. It just seems that it takes a long time for Christmas to get here then it is all over before you realize it. New Years comes and goes and the holiday is over. It is when I see the lights in the neighborhood go dark after the final night that makes it real that Christmas is over. I go through the neighborhood and no longer see any lights that makes me aware that I now have 11 months before I see them light up again.


As I thought about Christmas and the sadness I feel when things go back to normal, I give thought that Christmas isn't really a season that last for a few weeks but it is more of an attitude that we should have all year long. Why should we only celebrate Christ coming to this earth as a baby only at Christmas? Shouldn't we be doing that all year long? We should be giving thanks to God for sending His Son to the Earth to become our Savior. The greatest gift we could ever have received is for God to allow Jesus to come to this earth to take away our sin and give us forgiveness and redemption. We can celebrate His coming each and every day we live. The light of Jesus needs to bring light to a lost and dark world. Scripture tells us that the world has seen a great light. That light is not like the Christmas lights that go dark a few weeks. The lights of Christmas are only a reminder of the light He brings to this dark and dying world. He came to this world to bring the light of love and grace to world in need of salvation. .


So yes the lights of Christmas may shine only for a few weeks then go dark until next Christmas season but we can always choose to celebrate because the Light of Christmas will brighten up our hearts and lives each and every day as long as we have Christ in our hearts. When Jesus came to this Earth over 2000 years ago, there was no room in the inn for Him . So the question I have for us today is "Is there room in our hearts for Him today?". I hope each of you who read this have chosen to light your hearts up with His light. Have a blessed New Year in 2015!