From the Secret Place: The Light Has Dawned!

"The people who sat enveloped in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned."
As I read this in Matthew's gospel this afternoon, a great sense of awe and delight came over me. The only way I know to describe it is that it was similar to the feeling I get when I see my daughter dance in her recital. That was the feeling I got, but in my mind the picture I saw was Jesus looking at me with a smile on His face as if to say "I've come for you." If you read the entire passage in chapter 4, this verse is referring to the prophecy in Isaiah 9:1-2, and you'll see that this is right after Jesus returns from the desert and goes to dwell in Capernaum. So in my mind I envisioned me and Jesus on the beach walking towards each other -- Him smiling at me and me recognizing Him as Messiah. I believe the Holy Spirit allowed me to experience the joy of seeing Isaiah's prophecy come to pass as someone would have experienced in that day. It was such a warm, delightful feeling that brought tears to my eyes as though I were a child being reunited with my father whom I had not seen in many years.
In reflecting on the Christmas season that has just passed, this is really what occurred 2,009 years ago. Jesus came to the earth so that we could be reunited to the Father through the sacrifice of the Son. And He called us sons -- heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.
Thank you God so much for allowing me to experience again the joy of my salvation! This is the best Christmas I've ever had -- fifteen days after Christmas! As I mentioned in my previous post about "the secret place", this is just another experience I've had and wanted to share with you. I hope this inspires you to take time in a secret place, away from any distraction, to just be with God, read His word, and allow Him to speak to you and show you new things. "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3) What I have experienced these last few days in my secret place with Him I would consider great things I did not know. Thanks God! I love You!