Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Psalm 30:5 For His anger endureth but a moment; in His favor is life: weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning.
John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
JOY
Advent’s third week candle is pink. Pink represents JOY. It is also called the shepherd’s candle.
When my oldest granddaughter was small she needed a way to express her feelings. I found a delightful book by Dr. Seuss titled, My Many Colored Days. Feelings were described as colors in the color wheel. Happy was pink…..”It’s great to jump and just not think.”
Joy and happiness are different. Joy is not dependent on circumstances, happiness is. This was the beginning of her learning the difference. Even today, at times, I will text her wishing her a “pink kind of day.” But, my prayer for her daily is JOY unending.
J-O-Y Jesus, Others and You
JOY is also said to be an acronym for Jesus, Others, You. Joy comes from having our priorities aligned correctly. First things, first.
Jesus came to earth to assuage the anger of the God caused by mankind’s sin. God’s favor gives us life. Our life on earth is our night. But our JOY will come like resurrection morning’s dawn. HE IS RISEN! May we never forget why the baby Jesus was born. He was born as the Bread of Life in the house of Bread (Bethlehem). He was born as the lamb of God, out among the sacrificial lambs, in a consecrated shelter, and wrapped in swaddling clothes (priest garments used to bind the lambs to protect from injury). Jesus is He; who died to take away the sin of the world. The JOY we now know is in knowing we are forgiven and have an eternal home with Christ in heaven. (John 1:29, John 3:16, 36, John 10:28-30, I John 5:11,13, Romans 6:23)
May you have a pink kind of day filled with both JOY and happiness in this sacred season of the year.
Joy Has Dawned by Keith and Kristyn Getty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz5_g80q_NM
Joy Has Dawned by Keith & Kristyn Getty
Yvonne Jones
