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Longing For Light

Thursday December 21, 2023

For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere this is both the shortest day and the longest night of the year.  We, at some point soon, will be longing for more light and less darkness.  It will surely come, but not for a while.  

We often hear stories from a person who will say they “hit bottom” and that is a dark moment for sure.  However, it is also a moment of hope, because in desperation when we were at the bottom, we somehow heard God whisper to our hearts and shine a light into the deep darkness of our soul which resulted in us seeking help.

The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.  (Isaiah 9:2 NLT)

God continued to call out to us in our dark and lonely space until we chose to respond to his kind offer of help and healing.  This is the true God that we have come to know and put our trust in – the God who never gave up on us despite knowing every horrid detail of our destructive lifestyle.

May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires. (2 Peter 1:2-3a, 4b NLT) 

The message of Christmas and of our recovery is that we are powerless to change ourselves, and our lives are unmanageable.  We need someone to give us a new set of rules – a new ruler so to speak – over our thoughts and actions.  God generously sent Jesus to be that for us.  This Christmas, the best gift we can receive is Jesus.  When invited, Jesus will come to live in our hearts and give us everything we need to live a Godly life. Through Jesus we escape the corruption caused by our human desires.

Prayer:  Lord Jesus, come into my heart and take control of my life.  I cannot manage life on my own.  I am powerless to do so.  Thank You for coming into the world as a helpless baby so that I could become a participant in the divine nature of God. Amen

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