Luke 1:78-79, "...because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
This is Zechariah, John the Baptist's father, speaking in praise and prophecy of Jesus and his ministry. What beautiful imagery! Jesus is the sunrise from on high that has visited us to give us light and lead us in the way of peace. Such gifts to humankind! We walk in darkness and confusion in this world. We do not understand our place in the created order, and the best of our philosophy and scientific discoveries serve only to increase our spiritual bewilderment. Jesus comes as our Light to show us truth and our Guide to lead us in the ways of God. Though we yearn for it, we humans have no peace; Jesus, the Prince of Peace, brings rest to our souls and declares an end to the great war man wages with God and stills the conflict between man and man! Do we not have a wonderful Savior? What more could we ask for, for in Him we have received all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3-4)!
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