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Luke 2:14
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace
to men on whom his favor rests."
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December
3
Angels
The angels' announcement of the birth of Jesus
has to be one of the most magnificent events of
all of history. The most important event
(outside of Christ's death, for which His birth
was needed anyway) needed to be announced in a
spectacular way.
The message of the angels is simple. The
savior of the world had been born. This is
very good news for everyone. A birth
announcement is typically a time to rejoice and
be glad. The birth of Jesus was a very
special time for everyone to rejoice and be
glad.
Not only did the angels announce Jesus' birth,
they proclaimed peace on earth. A look
around at the world today quickly shows us that
it is not peaceful. Jesus' birth has set
in motion events that will lead us to a final
peace.
Jesus' birth was obviously important because it
needed to happen before Jesus could die on the
cross for our sins. Likewise, His birth is
just the beginning of the peace that the world
still awaits. Jesus' mission on earth is
not accomplished yet. He is coming back
and He will bring peace to earth just as the
angels announced. |
