What God Already Gave: Good News

This Christmas, some friends received good news about a health prognosis. Still others received the bad news that a loved one passed away. We all prefer the good over the bad.

This time of year, we are celebrating the moment when God gave the best news one night to a group of the lowliest people of their day.

An angel gave this announcement, and the shepherds ran to see for themselves.

A Savior had been born.

"Mom, what's a Savior?" a young boy asked a few weeks ago.

His mom explained, and now this six-year-old understands what it means that God gave good news one silent night.

"I give you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people," the angel announced. "Unto you is born this day. . . a Savior." (Luke 2:10,11)

God came to earth as a baby to grow up and bridge the gap between His sinful people and His holy character. He would take the burden of sin and erase that sin from time and eternity for those who trust in Him as Savior.

When the shepherds heard this good news, they ran to see Him.

When a six-year-old heard, he discovered that when good tidings of great joy was brought to all people, this meant him, too.

"Unto you is born this day . . . a Savior."

No matter what time of year it is, we will never hear better news than that.

"You shall call his name, Jesus, 

for he shall save his people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21)

M E R R Y  C H R I S T M A S !!!!

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