Most of us have gone through time when it seemed as if we were in a dark tunnel. Perhaps we were having a financial or physical crisis. Circumstances may have just depressed us. But then we suddenly saw the end of the problem in the distance and exclaimed that there was light at the end of the tunnel.
Israel is described as being in that situation in Isaiah 9. They were people who walked in darkness and who had no joy. They were under the yoke of a burden and rod of an oppressor. Then came the announcement: "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given." Their tunnel was illuminated by the hope of Jesus' coming. And He did come offering light and hope to Israel and all others who would accept him.
Today our tunnel is just as dark. Our oppressor and the enemy of God attempts to keep us from the light and hold us under his yoke. Many cannot see beyond the circumstances that make life miserable. Relief may be found in the same promise Isaiah made to Israel. However, our Light has come already and we celebrate his birth at Christmas. When received He illuminates our life for the present and provides the light of eternal life at the end of the tunnel.
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