The prophets have proclaimed the good news. The good news gives hope to the people of God.
Nahum 1:15 Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows, for never again shall the worthless pass through you; he is utterly cut off.
The prophet Isaiah expands the prophecy. How beautiful are the feet of him who brings good news, who publish peace, happiness and salvation from the mountains of Zion and Jerusalem.
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”
Isaiah 52:8 The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the LORD to Zion.
Isaiah 52:9 Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
Again the good news is proclaimed by the apostle Paul. He proclaims the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
Romans 10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?”
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
You have heard the good news from three sources in the word of God. It takes two witnesses to confirm something; we have three and a multitude who preach the good news that in Jesus Christ we are saved from our sins and are made members of the household of our God. Faith comes from hearing , and hearing through the word of God. You will not hear these things in the (fake) news media. Do you hear the truth? Jesus is calling you from on high.
Eph 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Eph 6:15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
In the past ten years I have had the joy to play Christmas music at the mall with the Shasta Brass band. One of our music selections was "Go Tell It On The Mountain" in which I had a trombone solo. This year of 2020 everything is put on hold, but do not hold hold back from receiving the good news of Jesus Christ.
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