Read Nahum 1-3
Nahum 1:15 says, "Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off." When the phone rings in a soap opera, TV show, or movie and everyone stops talking and stares at it, you know it’s going to be bad news. When the phone rings in the middle of the night, you figure it’s going to be bad news.
But my dad used to love the phone ringing in the middle of the night. It meant his brother Lynn, who lived in New Mexico and never worried about time differences, only night rates, was calling. A phone call in the middle of the night meant good news.
Messengers from the mountains could have been bringing bad news, but Nahum happened to know these would be bringing good news. We dread getting bad news, but anticipating good news is exciting. Knowing good news is coming is refreshing—it encourages us and gives us the strength to keep going.
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