In Apostle John’s Gospel, chapter 1, he pulls back the curtain on Christmas morning to reveal what really happened in Bethlehem. That baby wasn’t just born—He existed before time began. “In the beginning was the Word.” The One who spoke galaxies into existence took His first breath in a stable. The Creator became creation. Life itself entered our dying world.

And here’s the promise that echoes beyond December 25th: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

Has not. Present tense. Ongoing reality.

The darkness tried at Bethlehem—Herod’s slaughter, Rome’s oppression. It tried at Calvary—betrayal, mockery, crucifixion. It tries still—through suffering, doubt, despair. But the darkness cannot win. It couldn’t extinguish the Light at the manger. It couldn’t snuff it out at the tomb. It cannot overcome it today.

Whatever darkness you’re facing this morning—grief, fear, uncertainty—remember this: the Light who arrived at Christmas didn’t come to flicker and fade. He came to shine forever.

The celebration isn’t over. The Light still burns. And the darkness has never figured out how to stop it.

Change begins in you!