Please enjoy this series of Christmas Classics written by our Founder, Dr. Paul D. Lindstrom for his radio program “There’s No Place Like Home.
Joy
In Luke 2:10, we read, “And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.” When God became man, and Jesus was born, true joy entered a world of sin and sadness. The Magi, who had been long anticipating the Savior’s coming, rejoiced with exceeding great joy, when they saw the star standing over the young child (Matthew 2:10). This is the first mention of joy in the New Testament.
The Heavenly Hosts Rejoice
The heavenly host also rejoiced as their angelic captain shared with the shepherds in the field at Bethlehem the gospel of great joy. The very gospel that we are to preach is a gospel of exceeding joy because we have a Savior to preach. Although, He was a “Man of Sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53), the Lord Jesus, “for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross” (Hebrews 12).
He prepared the disciples for His coming death and for their own subsequent suffering for His name’s sake, by conveying to them His own joy. “These things have I spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full” (John 15:11). He prayed for them to the Father, “that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves (John 17). He promised to answer prayer offered to the Father in His name, “that your joy may be full” (John 16:24).
Rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory
Thus, it is that all who truly believe on Christ that even now, “though we see Him not, we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory” (1 Peter 1:8). To the growing number of families listening to this broadcast, may God sovereignly grant you a blessed Christmas season and a victorious New Year.
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