Pastor's Corner

for Sunday Dec. 12th
Everyone has Dark Days.
The longest nights of the whole year occur during the Christmas season. It's interesting that when we are in the darkest part of the year, Christmas reminds us of the true light that pierced our darkness. Jesus said, “I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer wander around in darkness." (John 12:46 TLB) Jesus is not talking about physical darkness in this verse. He is talking about personal darkness. There are days when we're afraid to face the world. There are days when you don't feel like it's worth the effort. You don't want to see anybody. All you want to do is just quit life and throw in the towel. All of us experience days like these. We have days that are dark with disappointment, dark with doubt or depression. Christmas reminds me that God became flesh and lived among us to show us that He loves us. Christmas gives me hope in the face of my disappointments. Jesus gives me hope because he is Immanuel--which means, "God with us." – He is with me; he hasn’t left me to face life on my own. HOPE is the message of Christmas, hope leads me to believe that the light will dispel the darkness; that the light will remove my doubt by replacing it with a quite confidence in the love of God; the light will lift my depression because all is not lost Jesus is my savior! If you’re in a dark place right now I pray that Christmas – the message of hope – will bring the light back into your life.
Pastor Don.