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SPB Sermons | Living Because the Light Has Come | Isaiah 63:7–9
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- Dec 29, 2025
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Living Because the Light Has Come | Isaiah 63:7–9 What do we do when the waiting is over? Christmas has come. The candles are lit. The moment has passed. And now the question presses in: what next? In this sermon from Isaiah 63:7–9, we reflect on what it means to live because the light has come. Isaiah speaks to a people who are weary, disoriented, and unsure where God is. They are religious, but hollowed out. Faithful in form, but struggling in heart. And into that moment, Isaiah calls them not to schemes or strategies, but to remembrance. This is a sermon about hope that is rooted not in institutions, numbers, or optimism, but in the unchanging character of God. A God who is kind. A God who keeps covenant. A God who enters our distress, carries His people, and redeems them in love. As we stand at the end of one year and look toward another, this passage reminds us that hopeful waiting is never passive. Because Christ has come, we are called to live, to move, and to trust Him again. Personally. As a church. For the sake of the city. The light has come. And because of that, we live.