When Christmas first came, the surprise wasn’t that it had come or where it had come—the virgin birth of the Messiah in Bethlehem had
been foretold for centuries—but to whom
it came. It didn’t come to the wealthy, educated, powerful, or prestigious. It
came to nobodies.
Christmas first came to a poor girl when the angel Gabriel told Mary that she had been chosen to bear the Son of God. We don’t know what
circumstances led Mary to say that the Lord had “looked upon the low station
and humiliation of His handmaiden”. It seems that Mary had never known respect
or popularity before Gabriel dubbed her, of all people, “O favored one”. (Luke
1:26-38, 46-55)
Nine months later, Christmas went public when
angels proclaimed Jesus’ birth and whereabouts. The heavenly announcement--heralded
with much noise, light, and fanfare—was not directed to priests or scholars,
rulers or businessmen, but to shepherds. Held in disdain, shepherds would
have been voted least worthy of front row seats to the angelic production of The Messiah or mention in numerous
carols. (Luke
2:4-18)
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
--Angels
We Have Heard on High
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| Jubilee |
“He has put down the
mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree.” –Words of Mary, LUKE 1:52
(AMP)
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