God's Glory Church

“I have indeed seen the trouble of My people who are in Egypt… and I have come down to deliver them.” — Exodus 3:7-8

It seemed that the Christmas tree was engulfed in fire. Not artificial, made of electric garlands, but real! Friends invited our family to a traditional German holiday, “like in the good old days”, with a national treat and real candles on the Christmas tree (for safety reasons, candles were lit on a freshly cut Christmas tree and only once).

Looking at the “burning Christmas tree”, I remembered how God appeared to Moses in the thorn bush. He was herding sheep in the desert when he saw a bush that was on fire and for some reason did not burn. Moses went to look, and then God spoke to him. Although the fire in the Bible is a symbol of God’s anger, the message of salvation for the people of Israel was not heard from the flames of the bush. The Lord saw the suffering and humiliation of His people in Egyptian slavery and decided to “liberate them” (Ex. 3:8).

God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, but all the people of the earth needed salvation – and not only salvation from physical suffering, but also from the influence of evil and death on the whole world. Many centuries later, God sent the Light into the world – His Son Jesus Christ (Jn. 1:9-10). The Lord did not send Him “so that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him” ​​(Jn. 3:17).

How can you rejoice in salvation in Jesus Christ? What Christmas traditions point to Him?

Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus Christ, the Light of the world.

Author: Lisa Samra