Aaron Goetzinger - December 10, 2023
Good News Brings Comfort
For most people the word “repent” is not a comforting idea. Doing the work of taking a close look at yourself and seeing where you have failed is challenging. But the Bible encourages us to do this work to get ready for the Almighty God’s arrival. Here’s the good news: God will come in power to rescue you from the sin that affects you body and soul. Knowing how God will treat us when he comes is all the comfort we need.
Scripture References: Isaiah 40:1-11
From Series: "Good News For Christmas"
Imagine that your neighbor comes up to you and says, “Good News! We’re finally heading out for vacation.” While you may happy for him, it’s really only news—it’s good news for him but affects your life very little. Or imagine that you read in the news that two countries were in peace talks. You may be very happy at the prospect of peace, but unless it was your country then the peace talks are just news. Good news is always specific to you. In order for news to be good news it has to speak to a predicament you find yourself in. And in order for news to be truly good then it has to do something more than just make you happy. This Christmas God has news for you that is actually good. It speaks to a situation you are in and the goodness of the news lasts until eternity.
