Merry Christmas!

December 25 Unto You Is Born...

The angels cried out, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace to men of good will,” Luke 2:14. Although there have been volumes written to proclaim and to explain the birth of the Christ, perhaps these words from the mouths of the messengers of Heaven declare it best—with the advent of Jesus, the glory of God came into the world.

Or perhaps His glory was best declared by His mother Mary when she shared the news of His coming with her cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant in her old age with Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist, “My soul doth magnify the Lord and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior…for He who is mighty has done great things, and HOLY IS HIS NAME,” Luke 1:46-49.

And who could forget the words of Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, who was struck dumb for his unbelief when the angel declared to him that he and his wife, both of advanced age, would have the son for whom they had waited a lifetime! In Luke 1:78, this godly man, his speech restored, proclaims, “Through the tender mercy of our God, the Dayspring from on High (the Light of Heaven) has visited us.”

And when the Christ had been born and was taken to the Temple to be dedicated according to the law, we are privy to the words of Simeon, an old man full of faith and filled with the Holy Spirit who took the Child into his arms and said, “God, You have fulfilled Your promise to me! Now let me depart in peace for I have seen Your salvation that You have prepared for all people—a light to lighten the gentiles and the glory of Your people Israel,” Luke 2:25-32.

May we, like these who were privileged to hold the Babe of Bethlehem in their vision and in their arms, ever hold Him in our hearts. And may we declare Him boldly before men and angels as these men and angels did.