Without doubt, one of the most beloved Christmas hymns, “Joy to the World,” continues to inspire us to the hope for a joy that transcends the earth. . . The sense of everything else being held in the suspension of time so we can experience the essence of real joy.
What does this joy look like to you? Is it the return home of a relative or friend you haven’t seen for a long time? Is it all the presents under the perfect decorated tree? Is it finally the ceasing from buying and decorating all those presents? Maybe to you the joy is found in giving and receiving those presents.
While there may be certain happiness found in all of those events, the song speaks of a different joy, one that came to all the world and that surpasses all the other earthly joy, the reason we celebrate Christmas: this is the joy that God has come to earth in human form to rescue us from our sin. Now THERE’S a gift we can celebrate!
Joy to the world, THE LORD has come!
I hope you don’t miss any of the joy that Jesus desires to bring to your Christmas!
