Preaching Good News to Ourselves

April 3, 2015 by betsydecruz 41 Comments

When I was a girl, my parents watched the six o’clock news when they got home from work, and they went to bed after the ten o’clock news. Now we get our news round the clock from CNN, Fox, BBC, and Al Jazeera. We can get news updates 24-7 on our televisions, computers, and iphones.

Most of it isn’t good news: airplane crashes, hostage takings, war in the Middle East, and the latest virus. All that bad news can make us forget the Good News that never changes.

We easily overlook the Good News, the Best News ever, because it’s not new. It’s over 2,000 years old, and it hasn’t changed. We don’t get the Good News from CNN. We get it from God’s Word:

What bad news are you dealing with in your life today?

Maybe things haven’t turned out like you expected. You didn’t get the new job you hoped for. Your house still hasn’t sold. Your toddler’s sick, or your teen is hurting. Someone you love has cancer.

Your good news is greater: “God so loved{your name}that He gave his one and only Son, that {your name} shall not perish but have eternal life.”

The Good News is that Jesus Christ died and rose again. He won the victory over sin and death.

We have to hold on to that Good News. We can get Good News updates daily by going to God’s Word. We need to share the good news with the people around us who are trapped into thinking bad news is all there is.

We have to preach the Good News to ourselves every morning:

My sins are paid for. I’m forgiven and free.

Because of Jesus’ death, I have abundant life now and eternal life forever.

I’m not alone. The Holy Spirit lives in me.

I have hope. No problem is too big for God.

I have joy because in God’s presence is fullness of joy. (Ps. 16:11)

My Savior has won the victory, and He is coming back.

I have Good News to share with others today.

Let’s celebrate the Gospel this Easter! Christ has risen! And that means Good News for you and me.

I’m linking up with Kate Motaung’s Five Minute Friday. Writers all around the world join in a flash mob of free writing. Five minutes. No editing. This week’s prompt is “Break.” Join us over at Kate’s place for fun and encouragement.

Also joining with Grace & Truth, and The Weekend Brew.

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