"i Am The Light Of The World...."

 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12

Christmas is over for yet another year. It seems to me that we go through all the preparations for it, and while we may attend or host several parties, dinners, and perhaps potlucks at this time of year, once the 25th comes, and the unwrapping of gifts and dinner that day is over with well....it seems sort of a let down My son's father-in-law alluded to that on Christmas Eve after we had exchanged gifts that evening at my son's home.

I myself think its true. At the end of the day, we are left with wrapping paper waste, hopefully dishes that have been washed and put away, and maybe a few new gadgets or other gifts that we received and maybe we are bored with by now.

Our thoughts go to thinking about the New Year celebrations we will take part in, in those next few days

And perhaps the taking down of the Christmas tree and other decorations that we will put away for another year.

The one thing I always enjoy looking at when ever we go out in the evening, are the homes that are lit up during this season. Slowly each will disappear and won't come out again until next year. And to me, that is sad.

The world will grow a bit darker without them, and may seem a bit more dreary.

And I wonder why that is? Because we have just celebrated the really most wonderful time of year. The birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. It is He who came to light up the world, not some artificial colored lights that make our homes more beautiful for a short time.

Are we placing too much on the things of this world, instead of who came to us from Heaven?  Could be, I imagine. Even though during this time, we have attended special services at church etc, how quickly do our thoughts race ahead to what is next.

Now don't get me wrong. I enjoy everything about the holiday as well as anyone else. But, still there is always that sense of let down after it is over with.

If we truly believe that Jesus is the Light of the world, we should never feel let down because even when we are done with all the traditions of Christmas and they are gone until next year, Jesus is still there, waiting for us to continue our relationship with Him. To worship and thank Him that he was willing to come from His home on high, to spend each day of our lives with a sinful bunch of people that sometimes more often then not, forget that He is the most important part of our Christmas celebrations. And know that His light  will never go away nor will it be blown out by our insufficient breath to stop Him from loving us. 

Thanks for joining me today, Friends. God bless you and your loved ones!