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The Great Light (Isaiah 9:1-7)

We are very grateful that Christ has used our foundation during this 2023 to be a channel of His blessing and presence in education, here in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and beyond. We can see the impacts that our foundation has been doing for the transformation of worldview in education as well as the practice of education itself. We can also see how our Christ-centered education, firmly established upon the solid rock of Reformed Theology, has been illuminating the mind and moving the heart of many people, our leaders, students, and stakeholders in all the school system and university.

If  we bring our mind to 2000 years ago, when our Lord was born in a little town of Bethlehem to a poor couple, without any reputation at all, and reflect for a moment, perhaps we can never realize, even believe, how invaluable the influences that this weak baby did and will do to human civilization, education, healthcare, science, technology, morality, and even theology, that we are now working out in our foundation for His name’s sake. It is true, “Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light, the fear and hope of all the years are met in thee tonight.” This is what the prophet Isaiah prophesied, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a Great Light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them this light has shone…For to us a Child is born.. and His Name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace…Of the increase of His government and of peace, there will be no end…” (Is. 9:2,6, 7a) The Great Light was born into the world, and the world will not the same as before. What if that Great light never shined in the world? What would happen to our civilization, education, healthcare, science, technology, morality, and theology? All will be worked out without true direction, meaning, value, and purpose. All will be corrupted by the worst of human sinful nature, without hope, and without the true God in the world. But, praise the Lord, the Great Light was born, and from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace, because grace and truth came only through Him. We, therefore,  have to offer our greatest gratitude to our Triune God who has decreed before the foundation of the world to use our foundation as an instrument of the Great Light, to reflect His light in educational sphere in Indonesia, even to the world.

May in this Christmas session, by deeply reflecting the impacts that the Great Light has been doing in the world, we can be more ignited and responsible, in our mind and heart, to work out the vision and mission of our foundation that have not been consummated, until the day when we will see Him face to face and will be fully satisfied with His words, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little…Enter into the joy of your Master.” May it be so. Merry Christmas 2023 and Happy New Year 2024. May the Triune God who we know only in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior, bless all the loving labors of our foundation for His glory alone, Amen.