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2009 Advent Booklet, December 25, page 28

Luke 2: 8-20

The King of Love was born into such humble circumstances and His birth was announced to poor shepherds.  Yet, these first receivers of the most glorious gift of God, lowly as these shepherds may have been in terms of social status, were the first mortals to hear the most incredible music of all time—the angels heralding the birth of the Messiah!  What a glorious sight and sound that must have been!  I doubt that even today’s IMAX theatres, with incredible illusions and stereophonic sound, could even touch the magnificence of this moment.  Is that sight and sound from heaven what prompted the shepherds to go so immediately to see the baby Jesus?  Were the shepherds disappointed when they found their king as a baby in “swaddling clothes, lying in a manger?”  Not at all!  The Bible says that that the shepherds were astounded and marveled at what they saw, and that they returned glorifying God!

 Prayer:  Lord, let me see the glory of your magnificence, not only in your glorious creations of sight and sound which are so abundant during this season, but also let me see your love and purpose in  humble beginnings and in all of your people.

Gary, Denise and Jacob Hackenburg