Peace in the Manger

 

 

Luke 2:10-14

 

10 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. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

14 "Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"

NKJV

 

The  news of Christ's birth is the most blessed news ever told.  (The one exception that is even better was the good news that He had risen from the dead!)  We have heard the familiar declaration, "Peace, goodwill to men," for so many years that we have failed to absorb the deep truth  that was embedded in those words...

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