resounding joy
"Don't be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the city of David a saviour was born for you, a Messiah, the Lord..."
Jesus is faithful in every season of your life, including this present one you find yourself in. Christ has come, will come again and lives within you, so you can rejoice. I say again, rejoice and be glad for he won't let you down, not then, not now or ever.
What is the sound track for your life I wonder? Is it a stirring action movie theme? Or maybe a beautiful love song? Or perhaps it's more a tune of lament? Have you ever considered that your life could be a song of joy, even in the middle of the grit and pain? If Immanuel really did come and achieved what needed to be done to declare boldly: "It is finished", then surely we have much to be thankful for and are able to choose to resound with much joy every day.