Joy is a MUCH-Needed Antidote!

I don’t know if you’ve noticed it or not, but a LOT of people have been putting up Christmas lights and decorations much earlier than in previous years! It is Thanksgiving Eve, and for the past 3-weeks my wife Kelley and I have been seeing a lot of these decorations going up. Why? Because people are DESPERATE for some JOY in the midst of all this gloom and darkness, with lock-downs and restrictions, and NOW an all-out assault on the Holiday of THANKSGIVING! The Word of God in Nehemiah 8:10 declares this very important need: “And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” Our outdoor Christmas lights and blow-ups have already been up for almost a week now! Brothers and Sisters, people NEED the joy of the Christmas season! They need hope! They need the “light shining in the darkness” even though many in the world may not understand the symbolism of all these Christmas lights shining. They may not understand that symbolically, these lights we string represents “THE” Light shining into the spiritual darkness! John 1:4-5 “The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it!” Brothers and Sisters, ……………HANG THE LIGHTS!........PUT UP THE BLOW-UPS!........PUT OUT THE DECORATIONS! The world DESPERATELY needs the Church to “take the stage” that has been set for us during this Thanksgiving and Christmas season, and bring the JOY and the Peace that is only found in Christ! God bless you, Happy Thanksgiving, and…………….MERRY CHRISTMAS!.........Go embrace the JOY!