Hello ,
In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their
sister Katherine:
"We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Stop.
Katherine hurried to the editor of the local newspaper and showed him the message. He glanced at it and said, "How nice. The boys will be home for
Christmas."
He totally missed the big news--man had flown!
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.”
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Luke 2:8-15
I've often wondered just how many people received the news from the shepherds with joy and wonderment, regarding the amazing heavenly show that they had witnessed there in
the dark.
Is it possible that the story that they relayed may have been received with some skepticism by some?
I don't know that any of us can definitively answer that question, but one thing is sure: Though there is every reason to believe that Jesus came to planet earth, the
greatest evidence that we have of Heaven's gift, is when we receive this great news into our own lives.
Have a great day and God bless!
Pastor Mike / The Open Word
