Good News!

Have you heard the Good News?  It's Christmas!  Jesus was born for you and for me! It was foretold in the Old Testament:

Isaiah 40:9 - O Zion, messenger of good news, shout from the mountaintops!   Shout it louder, O Jerusalem.  Shout, and do not be afraid.  Tell the towns of Judah, "Your God is coming!...‘Look! Help is on the way!’"

It was fulfilled in the New Testament:

Luke 2:8-14 - That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them.  They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.  The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!  And you will recognize him by this sign:  You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”  Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”        

Let the Good News of Christ's birth fill your life today.  It's a time to celebrate - Jesus is born!