12/14/2025
My mom has had the same pre lit Christmas tree for years now.
The first year she bought it, all of the lights worked.
For the first few years even, all of the lights would shine.
But with each passing year, it seems as if another section of the tree’s lights have gone out.
Today in kids church, I was teaching on Christmas lights and how Jesus is the light of the world- John 8:12.
I started telling the kids how even though we are in Christ and we have our light plugged in to the source of Jesus, darkness can still creep into areas of our lives.
And then the Holy Spirit spoke to me about my mom’s tree.
It’s like our life with Jesus. The first few seasons, all of the lights are shining. but then over time, one section burns out and leaves a dark space.
If we aren’t careful, overtime, and left untreated, the darkness will spread and all of the lights will burn out.
And you know the crazy thing about Christmas lights? One bad bulb causes the whole strand of lights to go out. The darkness comes with just one bulb, but it covers an entire section.
The beautiful thing is that my mom didnt throw out the whole tree. She put a new strand of lights on the section that had burned out. She covered the darkness with lights that shine.
And that’s what Jesus does for us. He covers our dark places with his light and in him there is no darkness.
We are human. We burn out. But in Him we are made new again.
Let the Lord cover you this Christmas. Let him renew you and light up your life. You are worth keeping here and Jesus can make us new.
