Daily Prayer - Inexpressible joy!

Good Wednesday morning, my friends.
 
The word "Gospel" means "good news!".  What could be better news than this:
 
God has shown us how kind he is by coming to save all people.  He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.  We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right. (Titus 2:11-14)
 
With Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus, just one week away take time today to ponder that "unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord"! (Luke 2:11)
 

Grace and peace and tidings of great joy be yours,
Bruce
 

Father, in this Christmas season, celebrating the birth of your son, I marvel at the mystery of his incarnation into human history, the majesty of his annunciation by angelic beings and the jubilation of humble shepherds as they saw and shared the good news of the Savior lying in a manger. 
 
And Father, such joy is not just in the event, but, especially in the experience of what it meant and would come to mean for countless millions of people in all walks of life. It certainly means the joy of a promise fulfilled, the joy of sins forgiven, the joy of peace of mind for all who believe, the joy of hope renewed and the joy of a future guaranteed. It is joy that the human heart can never contain. It is, Father, as the Apostle Peter so profoundly said:    "…a glorious, inexpressible joy." 1 Peter 1:8 (NLT)

Amen
 
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