Tough Times
The times
were a lot like today, the situation was bleak with plenty of bad news. There was political unrest… there were
financial troubles… the economy was in the tank… military conflicts
were threatening… there was moral decay among leaders and a taxation crisis was
looming on the horizon. Does that sound familiar? That’s exactly what was going
on over two thousand years ago at the time of Jesus’ birth. Yet it sounds like
it could describe what was going on in the world right now.
It was a
time in history that needed some good news, just as we do too. It was the
exact moment that God chose to send a gift, not just any gift, but an
indescribable gift according to 2 Corinthians 9:15. The gift that God sent to
the world that dark night could not be adequately described; it was too
extraordinary for words. It was beyond comprehension.
The gift was
baby Jesus. The good news proclaimed by the Lord’s angel announced that a
Savior had been born. At a bleak time in history the message must have brought
promise, comfort and peace to those who heard the words. The exact same
proclamation is still what we need to hear in the tough times we live in today.
Because of the Savior who was born so long ago we can have hope and joy, if we
will just come to Him and trust Him as Lord of our life.
Luke 2:9-11 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord
shone around them, and they were terrified. But
the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people. Today in the town of
David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”
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