DAILY?READINGS: Nehemiah 12; Zechariah 8; Revelation 16
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. Psalms 89:15
There is not too much good news in this world. Spiritual darkness is spreading faster than ever. Still the message of the angel is ever new. “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10,11). This is old news, yet it is ever new. Notice the psalmist says, “Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound.” It is not something to hear only, but to know and walk in the joy of it, particularly at this season that recalls His birth. —Harold G. Smith
Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies;
With th’angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” —C. Wesley