Who are those people who were instrumental in sharing the
good news of Jesus with you? Who took
the time to take an interest in you and an interest in your spirituality? For a lot of the people who came to obedient
faith in Jesus in the mid-1st century Mediterranean world, it was
the apostle Paul. Many of those taught
by Paul, taught others and so the gospel spread rapidly across the length and
breadth of the Roman world.
Over 500 years earlier, other messengers brought good news
to God’s people. As Jerusalem lay in
ruin due to Babylonian destruction, a message of hope rang out. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces
salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.’
Listen! Your sentinels lift up
their voices, together they sing for joy; for in plain sight they see the
return of the LORD to Zion. Break forth
together into singing, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his
people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. The
LORD has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations; and all the
ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” (Isaiah 52:7-10). Good news like this is meant to be shared! - Shay
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