Jesus is the light of the world, and his job is to illuminate you and to let you see the supernatural in the natural.

Dr. Tony Evans says seeing the light is about much more than just information.

It is your identification with Jesus that brings illumination, not merely the fact you believe in God. This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

I would like to say to all of our friends on behalf of our whole ministry, a very, very Merry Christmas.

As you enjoyed, food, fellowship, family, and

friends, make the most of this time to be reminded about the real meaning of Christmas, and that is

God become man so that men could connect with God. That's really what Christmas is all about. So have a

very, very, very merry Christmas. And that's what today's message is all about, too.

So let's join Dr. Evans as he shares some encouraging truth about the way Jesus brings light into our

lives. Light gives you the ability to identify reality. Light helps you to see things as they really are. Of course,

the opposite to light is darkness. The people who miss Christmas did so because they

couldn't see. They were blind spiritually. You and I are living in a world that's blind spiritually.

But Jesus is the light of the world, which means

the clearer you see Jesus, the clearer you see everything else.

So let's look at these four illuminating scenarios.

And let's learn some principles from our own lives as we move from Christmas into the new year.

The first person I want to identify who got illumination is Mary.

Jesus' mother.

In Luke chapter one, an angel comes to Mary.

He tells her that you found favor with God in verse 30. He goes on to say that you will conceive

in verse 31 in your womb and you will bear a son and you will name him Jesus. He will be great. He'll be called

the son of the most high. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David. Now when

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