ESOCS Devotional 25 December 2021
TEXT: LUKE 2:1-20
MEMORY VERSE:
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11 KJV).
To the humble shepherds out on the Jordan hills, the angel brought the startling announcement, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people: for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10, 11). It is worthy of note that this announcement was not made to the Pharisees in the synagogue or to the priest in the temple; not to the Roman governor in Caesarea or to Augustus the Emperor in Rome, but to the lowly shepherds out in the field.
The Saviour was born of the Virgin Mary. A miracle was involved in His birth. He had no human father. The Holy Spirit came upon Mary and the power of the Most High God overshadowed her. Not only was the birth of our Saviour miraculous, it was also a virgin birth; not only a virgin birth, but it was also an advent. He came. He had been with the Father “before the world was.”Christ, “the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14).
There is a remarkable passage in the Galatians Epistle (4:4) about the coming of Christ. This passage assumes the virgin birth. Note that God “sent forth his Son.” It was in the “fullness of the time” that Jesus came. This means that preparations had been made of His coming.
But there are millions of people who have never heard that Jesus was born in Bethlehem centuries ago. They have a right to know about His coming and mission. The angel, speaking to the shepherds, said that he brought “good tidings of great joy which should be to all the people.” But it cannot be “good tidings of great joy” to those who have not heard about it. It is our solemn duty to relay the joyous words of the angel to those who have not heard them, to tell those who sit in darkness that the Light has come. This troubled world needs the wonderful message of the angelic anthem: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.” Christ can banish the fear and anxiety that haunt the world if men will let Him. He alone can lead the human race out of the miseries and tragedies of its own making, onto the sunlight heights of peace and good will.
- What does it mean to you that a Saviour is born?
- Dear Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Saviour, forgive all my sins.
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FURTHER READING: Isaiah 9:2–7; Matthew 1:18– 23
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ESOCS Devotional 25 December 2021
