"Light in the Darkness"

The Feast of Dedication

Hanukkah is the Hebrew word for dedication.
It is not the Jewish alternative to Christmas.
This holiday represents a story all of its own.
It is a story of incredible faithfulness to God and a story of awesome
courage ~
We know it also as a story of re-dedication of a defiled Temple.
Like Christmas it is a time to wonder at the miracles of God.
Hanukkah is a time to rededicate and celebrate.
Most importantly, Hanukkah is not just for Jews.
Yeshua (Jesus) celebrated Hanukkah.
So why shouldn't Christians?
If it was important to Jesus shouldn't it be important to us?
Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And
Jesus walked in the Temple, in Solomon's porch.
John 10: 22~23
Although Hanukkah is not described in great detail in the scriptures it is
probably the most historically documented of all the Jewish holidays.
This holiday is about a dedicated people who refused to compromise.
A remnant of people who refused to give in and go against God 's Word.

"Light in the Darkness" is what this holiday is all about.
This is one reason why every believer should choose to celebrate
Hanukkah.
Every believer in the Messiah should be a
"Light in the Darkness."
The history behind Hanukkah should be known by every Christian and we,
like our Jewish brothers and sisters, should pass this extraordinary story of
faith down to our children.

A day will come when our children and grandchildren will need to know how to stand and not back down ~