Light above ALL DARKNESS

John 8:12 

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 

Darkness, in general, does not bother me.  I enjoy night, especially the quiet of the night,
unless I am in a strange place with which I am unfamiliar. On the flip side, I love the sun.
It was especially welcoming at the end of a long Ohio winter season to sit outside in the
light of the sunshine and feel its warmth. 

But there is a darkness that lurks inside of all of us. It is the darkness where sin abides,
that place where we have a tendency to go if we are not diligent and under the good care
of the Holy Counselor. It is a powerful darkness; just look at the newspaper headlines on
a daily basis. There is a spiritual battle taking place, often underneath our awareness,
where the light that is God does battle against the darkness that is characterized by His
absence.

 English Standard Version
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.  John 3: 19

So what did our great God do to counteract this darkness, this powerful negative force
that "seems" to overwhelm mankind. He sent a baby!

 It was no ordinary baby, mind you, it was the Son of the Living God, a baby in
form, a God in reality, come into this world to bring the light of truth. For into this
world a child was born that would fulfill the prophets and the law, bring an end to
the devil and to death, provide a propitiation for the sins of those who would heed
His blessed call.

God didn't send an army; God didn't ever need an army to fulfill His covenants. He
didn't send a mighty man of great physical strength to do this battle of the ages, He sent
a blessed, precious baby boy. Herod was nervous! The devil would be defeated and we
would be blessed for time eternal with the joy of being adopted into the family of Jehovah
God.

Praise Him! Praise that precious Baby Jesus!