12/27/2014

The Light of Christ

John 14:1-4 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” (NASB)

From a purely human standpoint, the life of Jesus was unremarkable. He came from a common family, lived in an obscure village, worked as a simple tradesman, and lived under the occupation of Rome.

He didn’t travel the world, study at a university, fight in the army, or amass great wealth. He wasn’t a politician, never held an office in the church, and didn’t associate with nobility.

For three years he traveled the countryside without so much as a roof to call his own. When he died, the only thing he owned was the clothing on his back and it was gambled away by his executioners. Yet, in his commonness, Christ’s true divinity shone.

Jesus did not come to be a ruler. He didn’t speak to be famous or to sell books or to receive accolades. From the manger to the cross, a singular and unfaltering mission drove every action he ever took. He came to be our savior. Christ was and is the Light of Advent, the redemption for our sin, and the one true hope for a world that is lost in darkness and in death.