“In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”
John 1:4-5
With the turn of the calendar to December, we already feel something “different” in the air. It may be a combination of the excitement that precedes Christmas Day and the exasperation that comes from all the hype.
But even without the existence of a religious holiday celebrated worldwide by believers and non-believers alike, the weariness of life weighs us down. Every day brings new glimpses of the darkness surrounding us. While we’re pondering stringing lights on the house and hosting holiday parties, the realities of war, natural disasters, and unstable governments press on. The oppression of bad employers and failed marriages linger. The cancer diagnoses remain.
And into all this darkness and so much more, the writer of the Christmas carol tells us the “weary world rejoices.” Do you long for some rejoicing? Let’s walk together through this month—weary though we may be—guarding the truth that as of the first Christmas, a light did shine on this world. God broke into our darkness through a baby, Jesus, the Savior of the world.
But even without the existence of a religious holiday celebrated worldwide by believers and non-believers alike, the weariness of life weighs us down. Every day brings new glimpses of the darkness surrounding us. While we’re pondering stringing lights on the house and hosting holiday parties, the realities of war, natural disasters, and unstable governments press on. The oppression of bad employers and failed marriages linger. The cancer diagnoses remain.
And into all this darkness and so much more, the writer of the Christmas carol tells us the “weary world rejoices.” Do you long for some rejoicing? Let’s walk together through this month—weary though we may be—guarding the truth that as of the first Christmas, a light did shine on this world. God broke into our darkness through a baby, Jesus, the Savior of the world.
Scripture Focus
John 1:1-5
Insight
“A thrill of hope—the weary world rejoices,/For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!”(Placide Cappeau, 1847)
Bible In A Year
- Ezekiel 41-42
- Proverbs 1
- Titus 1-3