Advent - Christmas Eve - The Christ Candle

What is the Christ candle?

The Christ candle represents the light of God come to Earth in human form, the form a baby. That baby came to Earth to go to the cross, to be the sacrifice for all of our sins. His sacrifice made up for the annual temple sacrifice which could never atone once, for all, for all our sins.

From John 1:4-5

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it

The Christ Candle fills a similar function as the Paschal Candle at Easter. It represents the work of Christ to us, our light in the darkness through his birth, life, death, and resurrection.

What should our response be?

Matthew 5:16 clearly tells us: 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

And as John said in 1 john 1:5 -7

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin

Merry Christmas all!