Micah 6:8 “HE has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your GOD.”
What is “Good news” to you? Good News can usually be found on the front page of a newspaper.
What is on the front page of your newspaper?
· winning the lottery, Money
· finding a new job, promotion
· a new baby
· a good health report from the doctor
· Your loved one returning home such as Sam Cook’s song “My baby’s coming home tomorrow, aint that good news”?
The word “Good” has changed throughout the years; it now is average or all right
Yet what about how good was used in the Bible?
Genesis 1:3- 31 – the creation
God created and saw that it was “Good”. God did not look at what HE created and think this is average.
No, I believe that good in the bible means Holy. So Good News would mean Holy News. That is why Jesus said in Matt 19:17
· 17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
· That only one is “Good,” because only ONE is “Holy.” And that is GOD almighty.
Who comes to mind when you think of holy people who spread holy news…?
· Noah
· Abraham
· Elijah
· King David
There are many more messengers that God used through the years, but they ended with the same result; people eventually rejected HIM and decided to sin instead.
One person in particular God sent with the good news was John the Baptist. He was more than a prophet because he was the divinely appointed messenger foretold in Malachi 3:1. His mission, to prepare the hearts of the Jews for the coming of their long-awaited king, had been prophesied earlier by Isaiah hundreds of years earlier. (Isaiah 40:3-4)
So, what is this Good News?
1 Cor 15:1-2
· Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to remember the Good News I told you. You received that Good News message, and you continue to base your life on it. 2 That Good News, the message you heard from me, is God’s way to save you. But you must continue believing it. If you do not, you believed for nothing.
Some Good News to spread:
o Jesus raised from the dead
o Jesus healed the sick
o Jesus teaches us about the kingdom
o Jesus provided a pathway for forgiveness of sins
o Jesus provided a way for us to have a relationship with GOD
o Jesus provided a way for us to have eternal life
o Jesus is coming again to life
As good as this “News” is, there is more Good News from GOD!
· Jesus promised the Holy Spirit for believers to provide comfort and guidance.
· The WORD or the Bible to feed us, show us how to live and be a GPS on our journey home
So, what is the GOOD news? What is the "good news" that on the front page of your life.
It is simply this:
GOD is Good.
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