Let your light shine to those around you!

Let your light shine to those around you!

Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and continues to Epiphany on January 6. Christmas lights have started to appear in our homes, decorating our yards, in shopping centres and seem to be illuminating our lives telling us something important is coming. Society tends to concentrate on the coming of Christmas with presents, food and holidays. As Christians we look to the coming of the ‘Light of the World’, ‘the Glory of God’ and the ‘star’ guiding us to the baby Jesus born for the world. The Bible mentions the word ‘light’ over 535 times. Light is a symbol of holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, grace, hope and God’s revelation of the coming Saviour.

Lutheran Tract Mission (LTM) has many resources available for the Advent season, including a new (and free!) LTM Advent Devotional. Each day of these devotionals, the focus will be on a different passage of the Bible relating to God’s light in His story and plan for the World. From the beginning of Genesis 1, where God created light and the ‘lights’ in the sky, to the last verse of Revelation where God is the light reigning forever; we will explore the significance of ‘light’. May these devotions expand your knowledge of God’s grace and love as you live faithfully in God’s light.  Each devotion contains a short reflection, Bible reading and prayer. I would encourage you to read the Bible readings along with the devotion as you see God’s glory as we Shine the Light.

The LTM Advent Devotional may be used as a flipbook on a device, or downloaded and printed for use. The back cover is also editable for congregations, schools or other facilities to advertise coming Christmas events. Download your copy here: 

https://www.ltm.org.au/flipbk/advent-2025/