This week on the Advent calendar is traditionally devoted to joy. For some, joy is a wonderful topic in harmony with this happy time of year. But for others, the thought of joy in the Christmas season can feel as fleeting as an Atlanta snow flurry. The truth is that God has wired us to be joyful. One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Hebrews 1:9, where God says Jesus is “anointed with the oil of gladness above all your companions.” Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Jesus is the most joyful person ever. But for us, Jesus’ joyfulness is incredibly important because when we begin to follow him and become like him, we will learn to receive his joy in our own lives as well. We will look at several biblical examples of those who tasted the joy of the Lord in the Christmas story and explore how we too can enter into His joy.
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