DAILY?READINGS: Nehemiah 10-11; Zechariah 7; Revelation 15
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host. Luke 2:9, 13
Our imaginations fail us when we try to picture this scene. It was not a bright light that lit up that Bethlehem night. It was the “glory of the Lord” blazing in the darkness. The heavenly words rang out, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord!” (Luke 2:11). After the angel’s announcement, a multitude of the heavenly host burst on the scene saying “glory to God in the highest” (Luke 2:14). How could they not? The long anticipated one had come and His work of salvation had begun! —Ken Gross
Glory to God on high! Peace upon earth and joy, good will to man.
Sing now the Saviour’s love, too vast to scan.
—T. Kelly