Good News. Are you yearning for some good news? I find the negativity of the press and social media, world and national events, politics and sports pulling me into thought patterns that seek to depress and steal my joy. I was reading posts on Facebook and online news and before I was done, I was agitated and ready to whack the next person that looked at me wrong.
I say that knowing that I’m a pretty positive personality. I trust God, know He is on the throne, know He loves me, and know that I have the promise of my Savior that “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” [John 16:33 NLT]
As I find my soul touched by all this, I wonder what it must be like for someone who is not a positive personality, or someone who does not know God is on the throne, or someone who does not trust Christ Jesus as Savior and Lord. What must it be like to think that this life is all there is? What must it be like to think that everything is out of control and nothing they do will matter?
Oh Church! It is so vital that we don’t allow the world to shape our thoughts or influence our souls. It is so vital that we communicate that God is on the throne and in control, and that there is hope and faith and joy and love in His Son! We must share our Good News; after all, we are the only ones that have any!