“...because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 (NIV)
Some of us are beginning to see Christmas lights around town and in our homes.* We're beginning to hear Christmas music too. So is it too early to think about the real meaning of Christmas? Actually the Christmas story began long before Jesus was born. We remember that John the Baptist was born 3 months before the birth of Jesus. When John was born, his father regained the ability to speak and spoke these prophetic words about Jesus who was soon to be born. Those who have believed and in faith have accepted the offer of salvation from Jesus Christ have seen the Light that Jesus came to bring. We obediently walk in the Light and in the path of peace because of what Jesus did at the end of his life on earth. He died in our place to satisfy the demand for our sin and He rose from the grave to give us a new life if we in faith believing turn to Him. He is the Light of the World, the Lord of Peace and what we have comes to us because He promised.
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* Editor's Note: Christmas traditions and observations differ across the world. Not every country has the same traditions as North America and some countries do not observe any holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.
The commercialization of the Christmas season has changed in the 24 years since this was written by Richard Anderson. Today it is common for the lights of Christmas and Christmas music to begin a good amount before Thanksgiving Week. Christmastime is now Holiday time in the commercial world and it begins in October in some places.
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