The Light Shines in the Darkness

John 1:1-10

Early morning in the desert - my favorite time of day! The town we live in encourages residents to use little lighting outside at night - both from a conservation standpoint and to allow the nocturnal animals an undisturbed habitat as they go about thier nightly business. So our neighborhood is still dark in the early morning. Out on the horizon, though, there is just the beginning of an orange outline. You see palm trees and mountains edged at the top by its glow. A separation of light and dark.
While I read the above verses in John this morning my immediate reaction was thanksgiving. God was responsible for all the early morning beauty I was witnessing!
Then, as I read on, and watched that beautiful orange glow in the East become brighter it gave insight to the words in John 1:9 ; "The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world." That beautiful light - our sun- gives light to us each day as it reaches into our world. It dispels darkness and gives clarity to our earthly surroundings, bringing them into focus from the shadows of night.
In a similar way the arrival of Jesus Christ on earth brought light into the darkness of the human heart. His great love reaches into the shadowy places with bright rays of forgiviness and hope for all that believe in Him. Just like the benefits of the sun, the light of His salvation is available to everyone!
Thank you God for bringing such Light into our darkness!