Season of Joy
Anthony Delgado
Why did the wise men rejoice when Jesus was born?
What is joy?
What does Jesus say about eternal joy?
The birth of the son of the Almighty God, brought joy into the world. Joy is not mere moments of happiness. Joy isn’t only a feeling but a doing. Joy is enacted. True lasting, and eternal joy comes from investing who you are–all that God has given you–not in this world, but in eternal things.
Jesus, the ruler in Israel, has come forth who is from of old, from ancient days. God has redeemed his people, so we shout with Joy. Jesus turns our mourning into dancing, our groaning into joy. We rejoice in the hope that we will enter the joy of Jesus, our master. We invest our lives in the Kingdom of God because of the joy set before us.