I realized that the torches were not coming to destroy the houses, they were lighting the heaters, bringing extra heat for the cold nights of Winter, extra Light during the darkest hours of night...showing signs of increased provision during a season of great unknown.
One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs is O Holy Night.
I have loved it since I was a kid. I've heard it hundreds of times and still to this day I can’t make it all the way through without my eyes welling with tears.
First, and quite simply, Proverbs 10:14 tells us that a wise man holds his tongue. I could stop right there and this article would be complete! If we are wise, we will hold our words.