*These last 3
weeks will all be 5-day weeks. Day 6 will be time for reflection and
review. If you would be interested
in sharing personal reflections or things God has shown or taught you through
the year for these extra days, please email me at ejmushlock@gmail.com .
Hebrews 1-3
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“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Today I hear His voice.
He is telling me to slow down and remember the glory and wonder of His
birth. The first chapter of
Hebrews speaks of angels. “When
God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, ‘Let all God’s angels worship
him.” I was taken back to the
announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds.
It was an ordinary night to these shepherds. They had set night watches over their
sheep, as I’m sure, they’d done countless times before. Their job was to stay awake and make
sure nothing happened to their sheep through the night. They had no trouble staying awake this
particular night because all of a sudden an angel of the Lord appeared in front
of them, and “God’s’ glory blazed around them.” This angel announces that the Savior to the world has been
born!
But that’s not it!
Then suddenly this angel was joined by a huge angelic choir singing
praises to God! Different
translations of the Bible use different wording … a heavenly host, a multitude,
an army … all meaning very great in number. I imagine more than you could possibly count; as far as the
eye could see … angels singing in perfect harmony. Can you imagine the beauty and the power of the sight and
sound these shepherds were experiencing?
I’ve heard choirs of a couple hundred in number before that were so good
they left me breathless with chills everywhere … and that can’t even come close
to comparing to this!
The angels were singing: “Glory to God in the highest!” This was the event that caused for the
biggest most incredible worship experience in history! Jesus was born. Emanuel – God with us. God had come to earth in human form to
experience what we experience and to die as a sacrifice for our sins so we
could be united with Him for eternity.
This was the night it all began!
The Christmas season seems to get crazier every year. It is filled with some wonderful things
… family traditions, presents, beautiful decorations, happy memories … but if
we can’t remember why we’re celebrating, we take away the glory from God. Listen for His voice today. Slow down and join the angels
worshiping, “Glory to God in the highest!”
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