The light has overpowered the darkness

Isaiah 9:2 (NASB): “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them.“

John 8:12 (NASB): “Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life’.”

All around us it is a time of great uncertainty. Wars and rumours of war, the economies of the world are shaky, political uncertainties abound, personal debt is higher than ever, homelessness and poverty are very real in our neighbourhoods and in communities around the world.

Perhaps for many of us the greatest darkness is more personal; a sense of loss and powerlessness. It might be a troubled marriage, difficulties with kids, job loss or job changes, illness, loneliness, addiction, or there is simply too much month left at the end of the money. Many of us live with personal darkness.

There is, however, a light shining on all that darkness. There is a joy that overcomes all uncertainty. 

God’s love for us is absolute. No matter what we might face, or what we might have done, God’s love is absolute. Jesus came into this world as a human child, and in that most vulnerable of states lived his life for our Father and gave his life for us.  

With the vulnerability of a child we experience the fullness of God’s love. It is in our powerlessness that the fullness of God’s love is truly experienced. 

Have a most blessed Christmas this year and as you read the various stories in Light Magazine it is our prayer that you will know that there is no circumstance or sin that can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ. The Light has come into the world and overpowered the darkness.

Steve Almond
Editor