Luke 2:10& 13-14 (ESV)
”……the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
”……the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
Father, that sounds like Merry Christmas to
me and with an angelic choir as an
exclamation point. It may have been the first Christmas greeting in recorded
history. How wonderful that this
greeting brought such dramatic change in the humble shepherds from awful fear
to awe inspiring joy. Such is the affect
of the good news: “The Savior—yes, the
Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!” Luke 2:11 (NLT)
Father, without the birth of Your
Son there is no Christmas, there is no forgiveness, there is no peace, no joy
or happy holidays. Father, Jesus is the center of Christmas, the focus of
Christmas, the purpose of Christmas and the message Christmas which he
explained in John 3:16 (HCSB) “For
God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone
who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”
Indeed:
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable
gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV) Father
because of your gracious gift, we can say to one and all Merry
Christmas!!!
Amen!
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