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Hebrews 1:5-6
For to which of the angels did God ever say,
"You are my Son;
today I have
become your Father"? Or again,
"I will be
his Father,
and he will be my Son"?
And again, when God brings his firstborn into
the world, he says,
"Let all God's angels
worship him."
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December
25
Christ, Divinely Worshipped
Jesus' lowly birth in a stable surrounded by
animals is a great human interest story.
If it occurred today it would at least catch the
interest of the local news. Politicians
may chime in about the poor conditions in which
the child was born in. Others may denounce
the capitalist innkeeper who was unwilling to
find a better place to stay for a pregnant woman
to spend the night.
The birth of Jesus is not merely human drama
however. While we hear the story year
after year and see it reenacted in Christmas
plays, the divine drama is every bit as
important as the human side of the story.
Jesus is the fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14.
He is Immanuel, God with us. Jesus' birth
is not just the birth of another great man in
history. It is not just another in a long
line of kings or descendants of David.
Jesus is worshipped as an infant.
Shepherds came from their fields to bow down to
the King of Kings in baby form. Magi
traveled from far off to present great gifts to
a king that they knew was more special than any
other.
Perhaps greatest of all is that the angels
themselves worship Jesus as a baby. Jesus
didn't come into the world for the angels and
yet they too must worship Him. We too
should follow the example of so many before us
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