Good News for Everyday

     There are those times in life when you expect bad news. When the phone rings and you are in bed, you often expect it to be bad news.  I was in the sixth grade when My teacher, Mrs. Mitchell, got a message from the principal's office that they wanted to see me in their office right away.  For me, any notification from the principal's office was going to result in bad news for me. I went to the office and I was right.  I got a lecture and a "don't do it again"  ultimatum or my parents were also going to be getting a bad news piece of information.   There were those days when you would receive a telegram and  you just expected it to be bad news. It just seems that is the way of life. Our human nature often looks to receive more bad news then it does good news.  In some cases, we feel that if we expect to receive bad news, then any news that isn't bad is in reality, good news.  Still, you sometimes get the jitters when you receive a special piece of mail that is insured or registered or a private letter from the IRS.  There is a word in the New Testament, however, which mean "good news." It is the word "gospel." So, when Paul used the word in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, he was telling the people that he had some "good news" for them. That is what the word actually means. Paul's good news was what Christ had done. "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according tot he Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." 

        Now, that's "good news." It means that we have hope in this world. It means that we not only have hope in this world, but hope for the future. With the payment already made for our sins, it means that we too can have eternal life. We will be able to go to be with God when we die and we will be with Him forever. This is truly good news for us. So, while you may think that you don't ever receive much good news, think of the word "gospel" as it is used in the New Testament. Whenever you see it, you know that you have received some "good news."   Realize that not all news is bad news.  Some of it really is good news.    Praise God today for the Good news that He has for us in His plan of salvation.