19 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
I remember being a kid enjoying the reading of the true Christmas Story at Epcot. Not only did they read the true Christmas Story found in Luke 2, but they also sang Christmas carols like Silent Night, O Holy Night, Angels We Have Heard On High, etc. One of the last years we enjoyed this event, I overheard a lady standing nearby complaining about the reading of Christmas Story. She explained that she enjoyed the songs but not the reading of the Christmas Story out of the Bible.
Being me, I had to fight every ounce of my being not to ask her what the difference was because her complaint made no sense. Think about it, all of those Christmas carols are saying the same exact thing that’s in the Christmas Story she was complaining about them reading. The other thing was, why go if you’re just gonna complain about the very purpose of the event? That’s crazy. But that’s the way the world is.
It wants you to accept and support everything they love to indulge in, but they want to silence Christianity. There isn’t another religion that is hated the way that Christianity is. They don’t even have a reason for the hatred. They’re okay with the mentioning of God, even the mentioning of Jesus; just don’t live for Him or read His Word. Why? Because those two things bring change. The Word of God sparks a fire within the hearts of those who hear it. It’s living, active, and can change the life of anyone who allows it to.
This Christmas, let the Word of God change you so that you may be a Light in this world as you live for Christ. Don’t let others silence the Truth with the false perspective of tolerance. Those shouting tolerance are always the most intolerant.
Dear LORD, please use me. Help me to be a Light for You. Please write Your Word on my heart that I might not sin against You, but instead that I might share Your Word and love with all I meet. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.