Corona Devo 289
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress… (Isaiah 9:1)
Wake up! It’s Christmas Day, and the gifts under the tree do not hold a candle to the Light of Christ and the Gift that He is to us.
This past Year has been a disappointment in many ways. But realize what Christ being born today means and has always meant: there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...(Isaiah 9:1).
The social distancing/family dynamics/political turmoil/mental-tennis-matches can weigh us down, but today, unwrap the gift that was sent from Heaven for you. The mental and physical wear and tear of life is real, but so is the Hope of Jesus! There will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...(Isaiah 9:1).
Jesus will not wipe away the pain/sorrow/difficulties of life (yet!) but He does remove the gloom. Gloom is not of God. Gloom is the result of things-other-than-God sitting on our hearts and minds for too long. God knows the distress we have been walking through, and TODAY He proclaims that there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...(Isaiah 9:1).
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isaiah 9:2)
Today changes everything. If Jesus had not been humbly delivered in a barn, then He could not have grown up to humbly deliver us from all of this, but He was, and He did.
His coming shines light into our dark places--it always has:
...and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed (Matthew 2:9-10).
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them... (Luke 2:9).
He knows we are sad/hurt/disappointed/overwhelmed with this life sometimes. And He shines His light and love into our dark and gloomy areas to light-us-up with His Hope, Purpose and JOY!
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given... ~Isaiah 9:6
Today, we celebrate the Truth for our today and our tomorrow’s, (and to help us deal with our yesterday’s): a child is born, to us a son is given (Isaiah 9:6).
Celebrate the joy of what Christmas Day represents. The birth of Jesus, the birth of God’s plan of salvation for each one of us. The birth of the Child that would pay the price of our sin at the cross to open up the gates of Heaven to us.
That light shines on us today! Bask in the light of the love that God sent in the form of a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths (Luke 2:12).
Regardless of how many gifts are under the tree or even who is able to join in your Christmas celebrations--experience the most relevant gift today. God sent His Son to remove our gloom (there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...Isaiah 9:1) and to shine His light into our dark places (The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. ~Isaiah 9:2).
Wake up! It’s Christmas Day, and the gifts under the tree do not hold a candle to the Light of Christ and the Gift that He is to us.
Merry Christmas!
Blessings,
sarah
https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com/
Wake up! It’s Christmas Day, and the gifts under the tree do not hold a candle to the Light of Christ and the Gift that He is to us.
This past Year has been a disappointment in many ways. But realize what Christ being born today means and has always meant: there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...(Isaiah 9:1).
The social distancing/family dynamics/political turmoil/mental-tennis-matches can weigh us down, but today, unwrap the gift that was sent from Heaven for you. The mental and physical wear and tear of life is real, but so is the Hope of Jesus! There will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...(Isaiah 9:1).
Jesus will not wipe away the pain/sorrow/difficulties of life (yet!) but He does remove the gloom. Gloom is not of God. Gloom is the result of things-other-than-God sitting on our hearts and minds for too long. God knows the distress we have been walking through, and TODAY He proclaims that there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...(Isaiah 9:1).
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isaiah 9:2)
Today changes everything. If Jesus had not been humbly delivered in a barn, then He could not have grown up to humbly deliver us from all of this, but He was, and He did.
His coming shines light into our dark places--it always has:
...and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed (Matthew 2:9-10).
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them... (Luke 2:9).
He knows we are sad/hurt/disappointed/overwhelmed with this life sometimes. And He shines His light and love into our dark and gloomy areas to light-us-up with His Hope, Purpose and JOY!
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given... ~Isaiah 9:6
Today, we celebrate the Truth for our today and our tomorrow’s, (and to help us deal with our yesterday’s): a child is born, to us a son is given (Isaiah 9:6).
Celebrate the joy of what Christmas Day represents. The birth of Jesus, the birth of God’s plan of salvation for each one of us. The birth of the Child that would pay the price of our sin at the cross to open up the gates of Heaven to us.
That light shines on us today! Bask in the light of the love that God sent in the form of a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths (Luke 2:12).
Regardless of how many gifts are under the tree or even who is able to join in your Christmas celebrations--experience the most relevant gift today. God sent His Son to remove our gloom (there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress...Isaiah 9:1) and to shine His light into our dark places (The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. ~Isaiah 9:2).
Wake up! It’s Christmas Day, and the gifts under the tree do not hold a candle to the Light of Christ and the Gift that He is to us.
Merry Christmas!
Blessings,
sarah
https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com/
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