Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
No matter how many times I read this story and view representations of the manger scene, it takes my breath away to imagine Jesus leaving heaven and coming to earth to be born in such lowly conditions for the sins of the world. I am amazed at Mary's and Joseph's faith and courage as they held the baby that was the son of God. I hope we haven't heard the story so many times that it becomes ordinary and routine. It is and always will be one of the two most wonderful and amazing stories in the Bible. This one we celebrate as Christmas and the other we call Easter when Christ offered up his life as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
I can celebrate this Christmas knowing that Lynda is with Jesus. She was reborn with death into a perfect creation in a perfect world because this little baby left heaven and walked among humans. It is not the way we would have expected a savior to be born but our Father had every single detail worked out before the world was created.
Oh, Come Let Us Adore Him!
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