Friday’s Devotion: The light shines!

Isaiah 9:2  The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
John 1:5  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Last night Joe took a picture of some poinsettias and candles on the hearth to post on Facebook.  We lit the candles but the light of the flames overshadowed the flowers and the picture did not turn out well.  We had to extinguish the candles to get a good picture.  Maybe it was just because we were using an iPhone camera instead of one of our better cameras.  It did make me think thought that the light of Christ can overshadow so much in our lives if we allow it to. When I came to accept Christ as Lord and Savior, certain elements of my lifestyle became less important.  Church, right living and love of others became more important.  My need for a relationship with Christ became more important than some of my previous priorities.  I didn’t suddenly begin to have a dull life either.  God changed my priorities but brought me new interests and joys and much excitement.  If nothing else, living life in God’s will is exciting. I hope the light of Christ will shine in your hearts and overshadow all your concerns and heartaches this season.

Lord of light and life, we bow to your wonder and will.  Shine your life on our lives and lead us to follow the greatest light of all, your Son in whose name we pray. Amen.

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.