Without a doubt, my favorite Christmas decorations are the lights. They are warm and inviting, twinkly and cheery. In our house they come on first thing in the morning and stay on late into the night. And this Christmas, I’ve discovered that I absolutely love reading my Bible and having my quiet time by the glow of Christmas lights. I turn out all of the other lights in the house, light a candle, sit in my glider rocker near the Christmas tree with a blanket over my lap and enter into the presence of Christ. It’s blissful!
[Christmas lights are also really fun to photograph!]
Our family is doing an advent Bible study each night before bed and this was one of our verses last night…
Before those people lived in darkness, but now they have seen a great light. They lived in a dark land, but a light has shined on them… [Isaiah 9:2 NCV]
And our challenge for today was to allow the light of Christ to warm our hearts and to spread that warmth by shining our own lights as bright as we can to those around us.
I pray that the light of Christ warms your heart today as well!
These photos are so beautiful. I love your description of your quiet time. It sounds so peaceful. I must give it a try.
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