Washed by the Light

We celebrate the birth of Jesus on earth at Christmas time. We celebrate that God came to earth to save us from our sins. I fear, however, that too many of us put on the appearance of Christianity without allowing the Christ to change our innermost parts. Those parts are often so black and ugly that we don't want to admit them, even to ourselves, and so they remain hidden, diminishing the Light that is within us. Jesus is the Light of the world but He also called us the light of the world (Matthew 5). Our ability to shine is hindered by the black darkness in us, which we keep from the Light. As we allow God to expose our hidden secrets--first to ourselves and then (horror of horrors) to others, those secrets begin to lose their power and strength. They (and we) begin to be overcome by and washed by the Light.

Washed by the Light. Oh the glory of it! Sit back, close your eyes and imagine what that would look like. How would it feel? For me it brings me to a place of intimate union with God that is indescribable. This is why Jesus came to earth as a baby. This is what He longs to do for and with us--to wash us and bring us into that intimate and unbreakable union with God Almighty, the Creator of the universe and Lover of our souls.