Isn’t it lovely when we have good news that brings us great joy, or when we have ‘suddenlies’ when something wonderful happens that we weren’t expecting but it fills us with joy? We all love moments like that. Luke talks about great joy for us all, not a feeble little joy!😊
The shepherds experienced one of those ‘suddenly great joy’ moments when the angels brought the good news of the birth of their Messiah, and they certainly weren’t expecting it. Mary had great joy when Jesus was born but her joy wasn’t a suddenly because she’d been expecting Him for nine months. He was an expected promise fulfilled.
We all know there are multiple things in life that try to steal our joy but for the Christian, it is one of the fruit of the Spirit and it grows from the inside out, not from the outside in. Some people want to say, “Well what have I got to be joyful about?” because their circumstances make them miserable and we can all identify with that at times.
So no matter what is going on around us, let’s try to remember we still have something glorious to be joyful about. We have Emmanuel - God Himself is with us, and He has given us His joy. Hallelujah! Thank You Lord.😊
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