CHRISTMAS SHOULD BE A TIME OF GREAT JOY

"Christmas should be a time of great joy!"  However Christmas often is the most depressing time for many.  This really was not God's plan for Christmas.  It was not His plan to bring sadness but to bring great joy to all people.

John's gospel reminds us, "Until now you have asked nothing in My name.  Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:24).

I use a quote this morning from "Uncommon Life Daily Challenge" by Tony Dungee:
"Whether or not we are "happy" on any given day is often dictated by the circumstances around us.  But joy is always there on any given day for those who serve a risen Savior."

I challenge you during this Christmas Season, not to allow circumstances to cause you to miss out on the joy that God brings to all of us.  Satan would love to rob you of your joy by distracting you with the cares of this world.  Focus on the blessings of God today that brings great joy to your life.  Most of all focus on Jesus, the Savior of the world that gives us great joy!

"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of GREAT JOY, which shall be to all people" (Luke 2:10 KJV).