The Messenger

Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone.  The watchman called out and told the king.  And the king said, “If he is alone there is news in his mouth.”  And he drew nearer and nearer.  The watchman saw another man running.  And the watchman called to the gate and said, “See, another man running alone!”  The king said, “He also brings news.”  The watchman said, “I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son Zadok.”  And the king said, “He is a good man and comes with good news.” (2 Samuel 18:24-27)

During biblical times, a man running alone in this situation would be immediately recognized as a messenger.  Had there been a group of men running, it could have meant a totally different situation.  It probably would have meant that the men were fleeing from an attack.  So David and the watchman were no doubt excited that each man was arriving by himself.   The messengers were back and they had important news to share.  Think of what it must have been like for the messenger in this situation.  Everyone, including the king, was anticipating the news that the messenger was about to deliver.  King David was an influential and powerful man at that time, but at that moment the messenger had everyone’s attention.  He was the one people were focused on because he had crucial news to share.

In my last post, I wrote about how we want this blog and the Good News Revolution website to be a place that encourages you to promote your own good news and to BE good news to others.   Some people may resist participating because they don’t feel as though they have a voice or an outlet.  Then there are those that believe the news they have to share doesn’t really matter.  Those ideas couldn’t be farther from the truth.  God created each of us with a powerful voice.  Isaiah 52:7 says, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns.”’ 

You don’t have to have a title or a certain rank in order to have a voice. The messenger proves this point.  Consider this website your own outlet to share your good news.   It’s now up to you to share it with us. There are four ways you can share your news:

•        Post it at the bottom of this blog
•        E-mail us at thegoodnews@i90church.com
•       Post a comment on our Facebook page.  Simply search “The Good News Revolution”
•       Post a comment on our Twitter page at http://twitter.com/TheGoodNewsRev

The news you have, that only you can share, could be just the news that someone else needs to hear.   We hope you’ll decide to join us in this revolution by being a messenger of good news for people around the world.

-Brandon Kerr