The True Light of Christmas, Part 1

Tony Evans' Radio

Tony Evans

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Being close to something doesn’t mean you see it clearly. Dr. Tony Evans shows how many people at the first Christmas missed the Savior entirely—and how our own blind spots can keep us from recognizing Him today.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The clearer you see Jesus, the clearer you see everything else.
0:04.0	Dr. Tony Evans says, when Jesus is your reference point, everything else comes into focus.
0:10.0	He is the basis of illumination, that is your ability to see reality.
0:17.0	This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.
0:26.3	Sometimes the most important things in life are the easiest to overlook.
0:31.4	Today, Dr. Evans shows how people who were right in the middle of the first Christmas still managed to miss the Savior right in front of
0:38.5	them. They had proximity, but not perception. Let's join Dr. Evans as he explores the blind spots
0:44.9	that can keep us from recognizing Christ, and why once we do, everything else in life becomes clearer.
0:51.8	The innkeeper missed him. He had the son of God needing a hotel room, but there was no room for him.
1:00.0	King Harry missed Jesus because he didn't want anybody else to compete with the rulership
1:08.0	and control of his life. The religious leaders miss Christmas,
1:13.6	because even though they had read the Word of God where he would be born, they didn't make a trip to see him.
1:21.6	But there were those who found him on Christmas. There were those who located Christ on Christmas. There were those who located Christ on Christmas. There were those who
1:32.2	came face to face with him on this first Christmas. You and I are living in a world that's blind
1:41.5	spiritually. But Jesus is the light of the world, which means the clearer
1:47.9	you see Jesus, the clearer you see everything else. So even though you can't see the physical Jesus,
1:56.2	if he is your point of reference, you can see everything else, as it ought to be seen.
2:03.2	This word or this concept of seeing, Jesus being the light, can be summed up in the word
2:11.7	illumination.
2:13.2	Illumination is when the light bulb comes on and you can see something. Many of us have in our
2:21.6	home dimmer switches, which means that if you turn the knob, you can see things more clearly.
2:32.3	What Jesus is, is he is the illuminator. That is, he turns up the light so you can see life clearer.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tony Evans, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Tony Evans and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.