“The root of joy for the Christian, is the truth of joy in the Son.”
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one to save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing.” (
~ Zephaniah 3:17 ~
When we think of might we think of physical strength. It is easy to see how the Israelites missed the coming of their Savior, they were looking for the wrong kind of might. They were looking for a ruler in the might of men to come and deliver them from Roman tyrants. God sent them a baby, born in a barn, who slept his first night in someone else’s clothes, at the bottom of an animal food trough. He then spent the majority of His human life in quiet obscurity as a carpenters son. Finally, when He was revealed to His people as the Son of God and King of Israel, it was not at a grand coronation in a King’s court, but in a garden outside His own tomb, before a few women who had come to visit His grave. Listen to Paul in his letter to the Romans,
“the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord”
~ Romans 1:1-4 ~
This is not how we would have done it. But it is marvelous in our eyes. To know that now Christ Jesus is not only seated at the Father’s right hand, but that He rejoices over us. He is not seated on the Throne with a stern look upon His face, but He is exulting over us with loud singing. This incredible scene of love does bring a quiet over my soul. I get quiet so I can listen to the joy of my Savior. The root of joy for the Christian, is the truth of joy in the Son.
Soli Deo Gloria
Scripture Readings for the Week of December 14, 2014
Advent Theme: Joy
Sunday December 14 Luke 3:7-18
Monday December 15 Isaiah 12:1-6
Tuesday December 16 Isaiah 52:1-12
Wednesday December 17 Psalm 126
Thursday December 18 Zechariah 9:9-17
Friday December 19 Zephaniah 3:14-20
Saturday December 20 Philippians 4:4-9
Joy to the World by George Fox University Orchestra
O Come All Ye Faithful by Kings College Choir