Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? If you’ve not
noticed, drinking in plenty of Christmas JOY JUICE fills you with PEACE!
The
Christmas story tells us that a host of angels appeared to the shepherds the night
of Jesus’ birth and sang a JOYful song!
No matter what translation you read, the meaning is the same. Listen to a
few different versions of Luke 2:14:
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The New International Version (NIV) says:
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"Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
The Easy-To-Read
Version (ERV) “Praise God
in heaven, and on earth let there be peace to the people who please him.”
English Standard Version: “Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
And the King James Bible: “Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
Regardless of how
it’s stated, PEACE comes with the JOY of Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth
of Jesus Christ and when you allow Him to be your Lord, then you’ll find
yourself wearing the “shoes of Peace” and spreading peace and JOY
everywhere your path leads.
Do you see how
peace and JOY are connected? You
can’t have one without the other…like a pair of shoes that fit you comfortably. Looks like we’ve found the perfect shoes
for our Christmas wardrobe!
Slip into those Christmas shoes…the ones mentioned in
Ephesians 6:15…”with your feet fitted with
the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” And with that
peace comes: CHRISTMAS JOY!
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