Good News...for All People! Δείγμα

The angel brought “good news.” This had been the greatest longing in human history. And this was going to be the answer to man’s long dilemma. “Behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people.”

Now, hold on for a moment and ponder those last four words: “for all the people.”

This was not going to be an exclusive club that continued the then (as now) very common injustice of the “haves” and the “have-nots.” This wasn’t a message for some and not for others. This was good news for everyone—for every man, woman, and child of every nation and culture. There was no room for racism or bigotry. God’s plan was too tight.

It’s a justice statement: “Behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people. For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

And it’s not just a message for a select few. It’s a word of hope and reconciliation “for all the people.” 

But for the message of the gospel to truly have power, the people of God must deliver the news as one united body. This good news was to be delivered to the world by a multicultural, united body of believers—the Church. The Church has been given a divine mandate for reconciliation. Our Lord Jesus Christ before He went to Calvary prayed a prayer that helps us see and know how important this vision of oneness, of reconciliation, is to God. After praying that the Father would glorify Him and praying for His disciples, He prayed for “those who [will] believe in Me through their word” (John 17:20; also see 2 Cor. 5:18–21). That’s you and me.