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GOOD NEWS
from Sunrise Autumn 2019
by Sunrise
GOOD NEWS
BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
There are some people that have been called barren. The good news is that God says you will not be barren and when Jesus says ‘yes’ nobody can say ‘no’!
Next time somebody looks at you and says, ‘you are barren’, tell them, ‘you are the one saying so, not God because God says I am not barren. Tell them,
Physically, I am not barren.
Biologically, I am not barren.
Mentally, I am not barren.
Financially, I am not barren.
Spiritually, I am not barren.
Who said so? God said so!
Everything about Jesus is good news!
⁃ His conception was good news! When the Angel came to tell His mother that she would have a Son, He told her that the baby she was about to conceive would be great. (Luke 1:26-33)
⁃ His birth was good news! When He was born, Angels came to announce the birth which they described as good tidings, of great joy (Luke 2:10-11)
⁃ When He was going to be introduced to the public, it was good news! John the Baptist said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world’ (John 1:29).
⁃ When He was going to introduce His ministry to the world, it was good news! (John 2:1-11)
⁃ Before He went to the Cross, He gave good news to the Disciples. He said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). In other words, it doesn’t matter what you are going through, all will be well.
⁃ On the Cross, He gave good news. He said, ‘It is finished’ (John 19:30).
⁃ On the resurrection morning, it was good news (Mathew 28:1-6).
⁃ Before He ascended to heaven, He gave good news. He said that Power is coming (Acts 1:8).
Whatever your situation, know that there is good news for you.
‣ There is good news for the barren
1 Samuel 1:9-20 tells us the story
of Hannah who had been going to Shiloh for years. But one day, as she was praying, the man of God noticed her, and said to her in verse 17, ‘My little girl, don’t weep anymore because your prayers have been answered.’
In Judges 13:1-5, an Angel came to a woman who had been barren for a long time, the wife of Manoah, and the Angel said to her, ‘Not only are you going to conceive but you son will not be ordinary.’
2 Kings 4:8-17 tells us about a wealthy woman who had everything, except a child. When the man of God said to her that she would have a son within a year, she didn’t believe it. Although she didn’t believe it, she still had a son. Likewise, Genesis 18:9-14 tells us of the case of Sarah. When God told her she would have a son, she laughed because she thought it was too late, but she discovered that with God nothing is impossible.
‣ There is good news for the sick
In Mark 5:25-34, the Bible tells us the story of a woman with the issue of blood, who had been sick for several years, and had been transferred from one doctor to another for years and instead of getting better, she got worse. Then she met Jesus Christ and she got her healing!
In Matthew 8:1-3, the Bible tells us about a leper who came to Jesus. He said, ‘I know you can make me clean, I know you have the power, what I am not sure is whether you will be willing’. Jesus told him that He was willing and healed the man.
John 5:2-9 tells us the story of a man who had been sick for 38 years. He had tried and tried to be the first person to get into the pool of Bethesda to be healed. He tried and failed for 38 years. Then he met the One who is good news, and he had good news. While he was still trying to tell Jesus the story of his problem, of his sickness, Jesus ignored the story and just gave him the solution and said, ‘Be well, get out of this place’.
‣ There is good news for the poor
1 Kings 17:8-16, there was a widow who had only one meal left. She was destitute but she had a single divine encounter and what was it that she heard? She heard good news that said to her – your poverty ends today.
In 2 Kings 4:1-7, there was the case of another destitute widow. She was so poor that the creditors wanted to sell her sons. She also had a single divine encounter, and she got good news. In less than 24 hours her debts were paid, and she would never need to borrow again.
‣ There is good news for those in bondage
The good news is that they shall be free! John 8:32 says “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” and John 8:36, says “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”.
Luke 13:11-13 tells us about a woman who had been bound by Satan for 18 years. The day that she met Jesus Christ and He said to her, ‘Woman, thou art loosed! She was loosed immediately.
‣ There is good news for the hopeless
Ecclesiastes 9:4 says that if you are still breathing, there is hope, as a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Are you still breathing? Then there is hope for you! Let somebody shout hallelujah!!
Pastor E. A. Adeboye
www.eaadeboye.com@PastorEAAdeboye
