Dividing the Spoil?

You have multiplied the nation
​​And increased its joy;
​​They rejoice before You
​​According to the joy of harvest,
​​As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.  Isaiah 9:3

Increased joy, rejoicing before God, the joy of harvest, and rejoicing over dividing the spoil? It sounds a lot like Christmas! Now though, our joy is tainted even at Christmas time. The thought of the invoices that will come later is difficult to put aside during the moment. The parents know that all of that electric holiday cheer will soon show up on the utility bill as well. This prophecy from Isaiah speaks to us of a time when the joy and rejoicing come like Christmas morning presents without the costs associated with today's celebration. A time when there is no thought of worry over how it will be paid for tomorrow. That time when Jesus reigns and there is rejoicing in the streets and homes as though each day was a Christmas without fear or worry lurking about in the shadows of the holiday lights.

Kind of hard some days to wait for that time of the promise, eh? Let each Christmas season remind us that God fulfills every promise He has made, and this one too will come in the Lord's good time, for which He uses words like quickly and soon.

Have a Merry Christmas season!
Bucky