"For with Thee is the fountain of life;
In Thy light we see light." Psalm 36:9

"In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...
He was in the beginning with God... John 1:1-2 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us." Vs. 14

"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." John 1:4

'For with Thee is the fountain of life...'
Webster's Dictionary defines fountain as "a spring or source of water; the source or origin of anything." Our verse is telling us that the Lord is the source and origin of life. So with these thoughts in mind let us look at some Scripture that refers to the 'fountain of life.'

It issues from God's house:
"Then he [my guide] brought me again to the door of the house [of the Lord--the temple], and behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the temple..." Ezekiel 47:1

Christ the source:
"Jesus answered her, 'If you had only known and had recognized God's gift and Who this is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him [instead] and He would have given you living water.'" John 4:10

It satisfies the deepest needs:
"Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink." (The margin says, 'let him keep coming to Me and let him keep drinking.) Jesus goes on, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.'"
And He tells us of the meaning of this 'flow of rivers of living water' in the next verse; "But this He spoke of the Sprit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified." John 7:37-39

The supply is inexhaustible:
"For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them into living fountains of waters..."  Revelation 7:17 "And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb..." Revelation 22:1-2

We see then that this fountain of life as living water comes from the house of God, Jesus is the source, it satisfies, and it is inexhaustible!

Now let's look at references to God's light:
"The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall if fear?" Psalm 27:1a

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11

"This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:1:5

"And there shall no longer be any night; and they shall not have need of the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illumine them; and they shall reign forever and ever." Revelations 22:5

"And the city has no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."
Revelation 21:23

Christmas is the time of celebrating the birth of Christ Jesus, the eternal Gift of God! He is life and light to whomever will receive Him. The tragedy is that for man, Christ Jesus, who is the reason for Christmas, is set aside for all those other activities that take place during this season. Let us not be among those. Rather, let us lift our voices and with grateful hearts give our Lord Christ Jesus, the praise, honor and adoration that is due Him now and forever.

Thank you Father for Jesus, who is Christ our Lord; our very life! Amen