Light of The World

Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting God, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9, tells us about the coming of Jesus. Jesus is referred to as a "great light." Jesus said that he is "the light of the world." The people who lived in his day thought he was going to establish a reign here on earth. Jesus came to establish an eternal reign. The Pharisees had a hard time understanding this and never saw Jesus as their Messiah.

People still today have never made Jesus as their Savior. Jesus said that the end times will be just like Noah's day. People will not care about the laws and commands of God anymore and live for themselves. We are living in those times. When Jesus came to the earth, he came at a dark period in time. He came to give hope and light to a fallen world. He came to fulfill the message that the prophets had been talking about for thousands of years.

We need to be reminded of why Jesus came. Jesus is light and has come to give us life, and life more abundantly. Don't think like the Pharisees thought. Most of them still refused to believe even after Jesus' resurrection. Most religions say the resurrection of Jesus' never happened. What do you say?

Jesus lived a perfect life and history can tell us that he in fact lived and breathed just like all of us have. The only difference is that Jesus is God's Son. He is seated at the right hand of God the Father and intercedes for those that believe. Choose to believe in God's Son today and celebrate His birth this Christmas. Make sure your family knows the true purpose of Christmas. Gifts and presents are great, but children need to know why Jesus came and why we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.