ARE WE TELLING

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.  And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Luke 2:10-14 KJV

Isaac G. Mitchell wrote a beautiful hymn about our precious Saviour “Go Tell the Glad Tidings”.  “Go tell the glad tidings of Jesus, so sweet, Till all of His mercy shall know; And come with rejoicing to bow at His feet, Redeemed from their sorrow and woe.”  Are we telling the glad tidings of Jesus? 

Jesus, that precious little Baby Who grew up to become our Saviour; is also our Redeemer.  He has redeemed us from sin and hell by His own blood that He shed for us on the cross.  What unconditional love flowed from the heart of Jesus as He hung there on the cross bleeding and dying for our sins.

I believe that every time they pounded a nail into His precious hands that He felt that agony and pain in His heart.  However, all the nails in the world couldn’t have kept Him on the cross had He chosen to come down.  He stayed on the cruel cross out of love for His Father and for you and me.

Do you understand how much Jesus loves you?  Do you realize the pain and horror and the agony that He endured on the cross out of unconditional love for you?  Have you allowed it to go from head knowledge to heart knowledge how much Jesus loves you?  What a Saviour!  What a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth!

Joanne Lowe

August 21, 2015