Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. (Matt. 4:23 NIV)
The introduction and entrance of the Life and Ministry of our blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ ushered in a new, unique, unprecedented and magnificent era in Human history; an Era typified, branded and characterized by Good News. This is an extraordinary event in history; first in its content, disposition, dispensation and also in its perpetuity. God stepped into the occasions, events and experiences incidental to Human affairs and radically alter and replace its existing template with a new and matchless model characterized by Good News.
In Man’s natural course, there are numerous and divers occasions when leaders of countries and heads of governments across national boundaries had (and still do) officially introduced and informed their own people of a gloom and difficult era that belied and befell their people and country. At such time, Heads of government inadvertently owned up to the dreadful times that swamp upon their nations and the seemingly hapless occasion that envelope their people – in effect an era of difficult times.
More recently in American History is the colossal economic watershed crescendo in 2008 at the which the then President; George W Bush, in his September 24, 2008 address to the Nation said, “We’re in the midst of a serious financial crisis…”. After that famed address, the Nation was drawn into stressful and challenging economic crisis further worsening by the same trend across the Globe.
Given; the American Government responded with decisive actions including enactment of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 famous as the bailout of the US Financial System, typified by bailing out Corporations termed as “too big to fail”, lowered and flattened interest rates, etc. to moderate and mediate the crisis which occasioned significant job cuts/losses, Home/Property foreclosures, default in loan/financial commitment, etc. It was an Era of bad news termed by the government as “Emergency”
This is the point; there are difficult times in Man’s life, events and governments.
But God determined to change all that by bringing in the Era of the Gospel; continuous and unending period resplendent with Good News. This is the Era of the Kingdom of God. About this Era; unlike natural Head of Governments, that informs their People to brace up for bad and tumultuous moment, Bible says, “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people” (Matt. 4:23 NIV). The News of this New Era must interest you and me; the policy and agenda of this Kingdom (of God) must attract us. The fascination and lure of this great Kingdom is the Good it makes of every situation… healing every disease and sickness among the people, et al.
This is God’s plan and intervention in Man’s World and affairs; He came “…to proclaim good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for the captives, release from darkness for the prisoners, proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, comfort all who mourn, provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” (Isaiah 61:1-3 NIV)
We all must embrace and settle in this new era of pervasive and continuing Good News typical of God’s reign and influence. Be counted.