What is the Good News?
Wednesday, 21. November 2007, 16:34:51
We are bombarded daily, hourly with negative news.
When you watch television, listen to the radio, read the newspaper...Is there ever any GOOD news?
Over 2000 years ago the ultimate in
This long awaited news break finally came about as it was prophesied time & time again...
The birth of Jesus Christ!
This was no fable, not a fairy tale..this event was historically documented. Though the history books won't say this, I will...
The Son of God was born!!
Why is this Good news? (I can hear some of you asking this.
)
Glad you asked!
This is good news becauase after hundreds of years of man trying to live up to God's standards and failing... God, in His great Love for all mankind provided a way for us to be reconciled to Him. To be able to have communication with Him.
You might have read a lot of the Old Testament in the Bible...and been terrified
of this God Who seemed to take pleasure in destroying entire races of people. (I know I used to be on of these terrified people)--- Believe me, He took no pleasure in destroying them. He was, and still is a Holy God....and couldn't have sin come into contact with His presence...(I won't go off in this direction right now...)
You have been mislead my friends (if you believe this is how God is), totally and utterly misguided!
The simple Truth is this:
Jesus, God's only son, sent by God to be a Living example to demonstrate Himself- His attributes, Characteristics, His LOVE..on the earth--to demonstrate His Great Love for us...and by us simply believing the Lordship of Jesus Christ--we have been given BOLD & CONFIDANT access to a Loving Heavenly Father.
Jesus said these words while He was on the earth...it was prophesied in Isaiah (61)
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings
to the meek, the poor, and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound,
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor]...."
This may sound like a cliche...but,
God Loves You!
I don't care who you are, what you have done....He Loves You! There is freedom in that Love, There is freedom from bondage, guilt, anxiety, fear, worry, sickness, disease, poverty...
What other god can offer you that? What other belief system?
Believe me,...absolutely None!
I prayed today that the Holy Spirit would guide me in writing something about the Birth of Christ since we are coming up to Christ-mas time.
So you might see, that when the angels appeared at Jesus' birth and sang, "Glory to God in the highest, Peace and Goodwill towards man"...it wasn't just a cute song that we sing about at Christmas time..this is the Truth of God's purpose in Jesus's birth.
Peace & Goodwill are available in Christ!
Salvation is available to anyone who calls apon Jesus and declares Him Lord over their lives!
May we, like Mary, be so humble and say, "Be it done to me, according to Your Word." (Luke 1:38)
When you watch television, listen to the radio, read the newspaper...Is there ever any GOOD news?
Over 2000 years ago the ultimate in
Good Newshit the presses!
This long awaited news break finally came about as it was prophesied time & time again...
The birth of Jesus Christ!
This was no fable, not a fairy tale..this event was historically documented. Though the history books won't say this, I will...
The Son of God was born!!
Why is this Good news? (I can hear some of you asking this.
)Glad you asked!
This is good news becauase after hundreds of years of man trying to live up to God's standards and failing... God, in His great Love for all mankind provided a way for us to be reconciled to Him. To be able to have communication with Him.
You might have read a lot of the Old Testament in the Bible...and been terrified
of this God Who seemed to take pleasure in destroying entire races of people. (I know I used to be on of these terrified people)--- Believe me, He took no pleasure in destroying them. He was, and still is a Holy God....and couldn't have sin come into contact with His presence...(I won't go off in this direction right now...)You have been mislead my friends (if you believe this is how God is), totally and utterly misguided!
The simple Truth is this:
Jesus, God's only son, sent by God to be a Living example to demonstrate Himself- His attributes, Characteristics, His LOVE..on the earth--to demonstrate His Great Love for us...and by us simply believing the Lordship of Jesus Christ--we have been given BOLD & CONFIDANT access to a Loving Heavenly Father.
Jesus said these words while He was on the earth...it was prophesied in Isaiah (61)
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings
to the meek, the poor, and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound,
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor]...."
This may sound like a cliche...but,
God Loves You!
I don't care who you are, what you have done....He Loves You! There is freedom in that Love, There is freedom from bondage, guilt, anxiety, fear, worry, sickness, disease, poverty...
What other god can offer you that? What other belief system?
Believe me,...absolutely None!
I prayed today that the Holy Spirit would guide me in writing something about the Birth of Christ since we are coming up to Christ-mas time.
So you might see, that when the angels appeared at Jesus' birth and sang, "Glory to God in the highest, Peace and Goodwill towards man"...it wasn't just a cute song that we sing about at Christmas time..this is the Truth of God's purpose in Jesus's birth.
Peace & Goodwill are available in Christ!
Salvation is available to anyone who calls apon Jesus and declares Him Lord over their lives!
May we, like Mary, be so humble and say, "Be it done to me, according to Your Word." (Luke 1:38)
(beats wearing new undies on my head I guess...*used to do that when I was a teen*)
It was a blast! 
Since my mouth was frozen on one side I looked like a stroke patient. 
