A Christmas Gift
Why does it matter that God has given you the gift of His Son?
It matters in the dark when the world is closing in. It matters at the graveside when death seems to have won the day. It matters when a guilty conscience has us bound up tighter than chains. It matters because even in those dark places, God has come all the way down to where we are to shine His face on us and gift us with the one True gift – the one gift that really matters – Jesus, His Son.
I'm including (below) a song I wrote a long time ago. The track is instrumental, but there is a sung version (just don't have it to upload now). I was 24 and struggling with a two year period of darkness and longing for God’s face to once again break upon my life like the sun rising after a long night. The song tells the simple story of God’s true gift, and I hope it reminds you that God loves you and has given you the one gift that really matters.
Whether you feel like you are struggling in the night or walking in the brightness of day, I pray that God will continue to remind you of who Jesus is – God’s “Sunrise” from on high (Luke 1:78).
(You may have to click twice for it to play)
"Sunrise"
Robert Austell, 1992
Sunrise, the precious light of life
God’s love shines in the giving of the light
Day finds darkness giving in to the sunrise again
Darkness claims the human soul; none escape its night
Without the Son of God no light would ever touch a life
Sunrise, the precious light of life
God’s love shines in the giving of the light
Day finds darkness giving in to the sunrise again
Christ is the Life; the Life is the Light of Men
The Light shines in the darkness - a victory night cannot win
Sunrise, the precious light of life
God’s love shines in the giving of the light
Day finds darkness giving in to the sunrise again