The Greatest Joy in the World. Matt. 2:9-12The story of "Joy to the World", is the second greatest Christmas carol remembered by Time magazine, Isaac Watts career as a songwriter began one Sunday when, after worship, he criticized the music featured in the service. It was outdated and, you know, not very hip.His father, who was the pastor said, "If you don't like it, write something better.""Joy to the World", tells us not only how to prepare our hearts for the Christmas Season, and how to prepare for worship service on Sunday, it tells us how to get ourselves ready for each new day that comes our way. There are 4 things Isaac Watts gave us from the Hymnal to get ready for Christmas?As begin each new day, we prepare him room. We give him a place in our heart, and in our schedule.As we go through the day, we repeat the sounding joy, reminding ourselves again and again of the goodness of God.
At every turn we choose this, not that. We choose the path of blessings rather than the path of thorns.As you do this day by day, Christ rules your world with truth and grace, and you become living proof of the wonders of his love. |
