The Glory of the LORD

   Shepherds guarding their flocks ~ in the middle of the night ~ suddenly are surrounded by light ~ enveloped in light ~ the light of God’s glory.  (See Luke 2:13)   The heavenly host, a multitude, sang their message.  What a message it was.  It was delivered in such a wondrous way. (NASB) Luke […]

The Message of the Heavenly Host

  A host is a multitude, perhaps too numerous to be able to count.  That is how many showed up to sing to a few night shift shepherds. (NASB) Luke 2:13-14 “And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 ‘Glory to God in the highest, […]

God’s Birth Announcement!

  In the blackness of night the glory of the Lord shown around shepherds in a Bethlehem field.  An angel of the Lord spoke to them as they were guarding their sheep.  What a picture!  The light of God’s glory, stupendous, splendiferous news of Great Joy ~ a Savior had been born.  How would the […]

Prayer of the Week

(NASB) Romans 11:33-36 “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! 34 ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?’ 35 ‘Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?’ 36 For […]

Sign for the Shepherds

   A sign in the Bible is a proof that what God has said will happen, or has happened (as is the case for the shepherds). (NASB) Luke 2:12 “This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” The sign was the proof of […]

Specific: explicitly set forth; particular; definite

  The shepherds guarding their flocks at night in the Bethlehem hills were suddenly visited by an angel of the Lord with the bright light of God’s glory showing all around them.  And they were terribly frightened…wouldn’t you be also?  The message they received was filled with specifics. (NASB) Luke 2:10-11 “But the angel said to […]

Good News! Of Great Joy!

  Read all about it!  Good news for all people!   Good news for all people? – Even for those who worship ‘other gods’? even those who do not believe that God exists?, even for those who do not believe in the God of the Holy Bible?  Yes! For all people! (NASB) Luke 2:8-10 “In the same […]

No Distinction to God

(NASB) Luke 2:8-9 “In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.” The unexpected sudden appearance of an […]

The Unexpected Suddenlies

 (NASB) Luke 2:8-9 “In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them…” Can you imagine being one of those shepherds?  You are doing […]

Prayer of the Week

       (NASB) Psalm 67:1-7 “GOD BE gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us – Selah. 2That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. 4 Let the nations be glad […]