The other night I got to see a contestant on a game show win $1 million. The host asked him how he felt, and the young man said, "I don't know. I guess it hasn't sunk in yet."
It made me think about how I would feel if that happened to me. To receive such a tremendous gift so unexpectedly would send my mind reeling. It would indeed take some time for it to become real to me, to "sink in."
This passage from Isaiah is a prophetic one. It foretells of God's return to His people, of God bringing salvation and redemption to those who may not feel hope.
What kind of good news is mentioned in verse 7? How will those who see God's return react? Why should we burst into songs of joy?
Winning $1 million in a short span of time, minutes, would be something wonderful and exciting, yet we have a better prize than that kind of money. We have the promise of eternal life. Jesus has died for our sins and we have been redeemed (see Isaiah 52:3).
If we bear the name of "Christian" then we believe in Jesus Christ and we believe that he has provided us salvation through his sacrifice, death and resurrection. How beautiful are the feet of the one who proclaims good news. How wonderful is the person who shares the gospel message.
All who believe in Jesus and who have accepted his salvation should experience joy, the type of joy that is described in Isaiah. Our hearts and our minds should be reeling with the delirious happiness of knowing we are given eternal salvation.
And that joy should overflow our own hearts and into our lives. We should be living lives of joy, joy that is evident to all who see us. And that joy is a message to be shared with all we meet.
DAILY CHALLENGE: Do you feel joy in knowing that you are saved? How might you express that?
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