Luke
2:10-11 (KJV)
10) And the angel said
unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people.
11)
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord.
The news given to the
shepherds by the angels of God, was news that would change the course of all
mankind. This news was a declaration of
the long awaited Messiah’s entrance into the world resulting in His work which
accomplished the redemption of sinners and His reign in the hearts of men.
In our continuing look
at Jesus’ first coming to the earth, let’s take two mornings to look at this
wonderful announcement of the birth that forever changed the world.
For this morning I would
like us to look at the first verse of this grand announcement…
“And
the angel said unto them, Fear not:
If we put ourselves in
the place of these shepherds, it is no wonder that the first words out the
mouth of this angel was “fear not”. What
a wonderful, yet fearful event it would be to see an angel appearing out of
nowhere to deliver a message to you and your friends. But then, you would hear the comforting words….
“fear not”!
for, behold, I bring
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”
Why should they not be
fearful? It was because the angels had
not come to harm them. They had come to
deliver news that would hold great benefits and an overflowing joy to the
shepherds and the entire world.
In the next verse, we
are told that their message was a declaration of the birth of the Messiah.
No wonder they described
their message as being one of “great joy”. It would be through the Messiah’s
coming, His teachings and His works that men would find eternal life,
forgiveness of sins, and peace with God.
Of course, these results of the Messiah’s ministry would bring great joy
to the hearts of those who would place their trust in Him.
It is this first coming
of the Messiah that we will be celebrating in the days ahead. As we enjoy our Christmas exchanging gifts
with our family, friends and acquaintances, let’s remember that this is the
world’s day to commemorate the greatest gift that was ever given. It was the
Messiah, the very Son of God, given by God the Father, for the salvation and
rulership of all the world. Let’s keep
Jesus in the forefront of our minds as we celebrate His birth on Christmas Day.
May the
Lord bless us as we “Think On These Things”.
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