Joy

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Read: Isaiah 9:1-7

Sing: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Memorize: Isaiah 9:3

Isaiah 9:3 reads, " You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil."

Joy is an inherent part of Christmas. Yet a gift that is so often robbed or even given away or given up on at this time of the year. But joy is part of the promise of the Messiah. 

We see the word written on Christmas decor, scribbled in all sorts of fonts on everything-yet so often over looked or eye rolled at. When our eyes get off of Christ at Christmas its easy to also trade in our joy for many other emotions- anxiety, fear, anger, resentment, apathy. These all can become place keepers in our hearts.

So what are we to do? Set our gaze on the One who ushered in the season. Return our hearts and minds and thoughts to Christ. Seek our full satisfaction in Him by immersing ourselves in His glorious truths given through His word this season. One of the notes in my Bible reads, "the presence of Christ changes everything."

Psalm 4:7 and 119:162 both speak into this exact prophecy. During our family worship last night the video taught on some of the prophecies fulfilled through the birth of Christ. the Psalms were mentioned as prophecy and it was very lovely to watch our children grow as multiple ones mentioned they always saw it as a book of song not as a book of prophecy and pointing to the coming of Jesus. What JOY we can have in word and song even today as we worship Him in Spirit and Truth through word and deed this season. May we rejoice in the fact that the Light of the World has come to save us from our sins. 

Journal: Write out the 2 Psalms mentioned. Is it not amazing the connection? Have you found any other verses that correspond with this passage that would be worth recording and meditating on today?

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