December 24, 2015 | Good News. Great Joy.

 

“The angels said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” (Luke 2:10 HCSB)
I was uplifted this week by the following reminder from my friend Dan Bolin:
The message of the angel was clear: Jesus’ birth was “good news” and brought “great joy.” (Luke 2:10)
Sometimes we lose sight of the goodness of the news. We focus on the problems and pain of our lives and lose the good news perspective. In his gospel, John records the heart of this good news when he says, “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” (John 3:17) That is good news!
And sometimes we lose sight of the joy of the news. In his first epistle, John goes on to focus on the great joy: “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (I John 3:1a) That is great joy!
Good news and great joy indeed!
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