Have you
had your Joy Juice today? Drink up and
get your heart prepared for a joyful Christmas season!
The entire
month of December we’re going to be looking for examples of joy found in the
Christmas story….some are obvious, some are not.
Today let’s
look John’s parents….Zechariah and Elizabeth…for an example of unexpected
joy. The scripture describes this couple
(in Luke) as being upright in the sight of God.
My Bible
commentary explains:“Zechariah was told
before anyone else that God was setting in motion his own visit to earth. Zechariah and Elizabeth were known for their
personal holiness. They were well suited
to doing a special work for God. But
they shared the pain of not having children, and in Jewish culture this was
considered not having God’s blessing. They were both old and had almost given
up hope.”
One day, when Zechariah was on
duty as priest at the temple, he was chosen to enter the “Holy Place” and burn incense. Incense was burned in the temple so that when
the people saw the smoke, they were reminded to pray.
While in
the Holy Place,
an angel appeared to Zechariah and told him the UNEXPECTED but JOYful news! He
and Elizabeth would have a son. “He
will be a joy and delight to you and many will rejoice because of his birth…”
said the angel in Luke 1:14.
May we find the unexpected joy in every
aspect of this Christmas.
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