Good Tidings Of Great Joy: Thank God for the joy of salvation. The night that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, the angel of the Lord came upon the shepherds in the field as they watched over their flock by night. The glory of the Lord shone round about them. The angel said, “Fear not: behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you this day is born in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord” (Lk 2:10-11). Our Savior brought great joy into this sin saddened world. He is the light that shines in darkness. He is the One who has delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into His marvelous light. He has turned our sorrow into joy. Jesus came into this world and took away our sorrows and has given us His joy. “Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows” (Isa 53:4). The night that He was betrayed, He experienced deep sorrow. The word of God gives us this account: “He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith He unto them, ‘My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me’” (Mat 26:37-38). As the hour of His death on the cross drew near, the weight of what was about to transpire came exceedingly heavy upon Him; so much so, that as He prayed, His sweat became as great drops of blood falling down to the ground. We can never fully comprehend what was taking place at that moment, but shortly thereafter Jesus would die upon that cruel cross, bearing the sin of the world. He who knew no sin would soon be made sin for us. He would be made a curse for us as He died upon that tree.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:12:31 +0000
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